US Navy Reveals Very Long Range AIM-424 Malice Missile

US Navy reveals very long range AIM-424 Malice missile

The US Navy has publicly disclosed the AIM-424 Malice, a new very-long-range air-to-air missile from Raytheon with an officially stated reach of more than 250 nautical miles. The US Navy has revealed details of a previously undisclosed very-long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, known as Malice, with an officially stated range exceeding 250 nautical miles, the UK Defence Journal understands. The weapon is being…

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U.S. Navy Tests New Long-Range ‘Malice’ Missile Designed To Strengthen Air Superiority

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – The U.S. Navy has unveiled testing of the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, known as “Malice,” a next-generation weapon designed to give American carrier aircraft greater reach against advanced aerial threats. The Navy said the missile is being developed to strengthen fleet defense and preserve “decisive air domain overmatch” for Navy and Marine Corps aviation forces.…

U.S. Navy Unveils Raytheon AIM-424 Malice Missile

The U.S. Navy revealed the AIM-424 “Malice,” a new long-range air-to-air missile built by Raytheon. A solid-propellant rocket motor powers the new Long Range Air-to-Air Missiles (LRAAM). Official Navy sources report Malice’s range as “in excess of 250 nautical miles” (about 463 km). The AIM-424 is designed to dramatically extend the combat reach of Navy and Marine Corps fighters, giving them a “first look, first shot, first kill” advantage again…

AIM-424 Malice guided missile - AERONAUT.media

On August 22, 2026, at the annual Tailhook Association Symposium in Reno, Nevada, the U.S. Navy publicly unveiled the AIM-424 Malice, a very-long-range air-to-air missile with a stated launch range of “more than 250 nautical miles” (over 463 km). To put that figure into perspective, it is roughly the distance from the Russian-Ukrainian border to Moscow. […] Post Long Reach of U.S. Navy Carrier Fighters: AIM-424 Malice Guided Missile at Root-Nati…