【10月17日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

The USAF wants to leapfrog its own latest and greatest air-to-air missile capabilities with a true "kill web" weapon.

The U.S. Air Force is set to hold a classified meeting with defense contractors to share its requirements for a new air-to-air missile with a maximum range of at least 1,000 nautical miles. This is roughly 10 times the reach afforded today by the latest versions of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). An anti-air missile with this kind of extreme range would be especially well-suited for attacks on critical airborne early warning and control planes, as well as tankers and other high-value aerial assets operating in rear areas. The Air Force is also already interested in an air-to-surface version of this new weapon, which it has dubbed the Air Force Long Range Weapon (AFLRW).

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Armament Directorate (EB) issued a notice yesterday regarding the planned AFLRW industry day gathering. The two-day meeting is currently scheduled to take place at the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF) at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The Air Force says the event will be held at the Secret classification level and that all attendees have to have appropriate security clearances.

"The AFLRW is aimed at addressing the next generation of Air-Launched Standoff Weapon variants in line with Department of War priorities," according to the industry day notice.

中譯：

美國空軍希望透過一款真正的「殺傷網」武器，使自身的最新、最強大空對空飛彈能力實現跳躍式提升。

美國空軍將與國防承包商舉行一場機密會議，以分享其對一款最大射程至少達1000浬（約1150英里／1852公里）的新型空對空飛彈之需求。這大約是目前最新版本AIM-120先進中程空對空飛彈（AMRAAM）所能達到射程的10倍。這種具備極端射程的空對空飛彈，特別適合用來攻擊關鍵的空中預警管制機、空中加油機，以及在後方空域運行的其他高價值空中資產。此外，空軍對這款新型武器的空對地（空對面）版本也充滿濃厚興趣，並將其命名為「空軍長程武器」（AFLRW）。

空軍生命週期管理中心（AFLCMC）軍備局（EB）發布了一份關於AFLRW產業日集會的通知。這場為期2天的會議目前定於佛羅里達州埃格林空軍基地的導引武器評估設施舉行。空軍表示，該活動將在「機密」安全級別下舉行，所有與會者都必須具備相應的安全權限。

根據國防產業日公告：「AFLRW 旨在根據戰爭部的優先事項，應對下一代空射遠距武器的衍生型。」

-關鍵軍語-

※air-to-air missile：空對空飛彈

※security clearance：安全查核權限