AIM-424 Malice: US Navy’s Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile
Why in the news
In August 2026 the US Navy revealed a missile designed to hit aircraft from very long distances.
Key facts
- Designation: AIM-424 Malice, a next-generation air-to-air weapon.
- User: US Navy.
- Reported reach: over 250 nm, or 463 km.
- Motor: two-stage solid-propellant.
- Prime targets: high-value aircraft such as AWACS, refuelling tankers and bombers.
Exam angle
- Category: long-range air-to-air missile.
- Figure to recall: 463 km.
- Nation and service: United States, Navy.