ASRAAM的部署一拖再拖，主要和英國國防部對飛彈的軟體效能一直有意見。
根據AWST上的說法，ASRAAM可以延伸近乎兩倍現役響尾蛇的偵測和鎖定距離，
最大G值可以到達60G，比起英國現役的L/M型靈活許多，而紅外線
陣列也提供ASRAAM接近IRST搜索和追蹤的能力。

RAF fighter squadrons are being equipped with the latest, fastest and most lethal short-range anti-aircraft missile in the world, Defence Procurement Minister Lord Bach announced today.
『俺是世界上最新，最快，最KUSO.....不是，最LETHAL的短程AAM！！』

The new UK-designed weapon, named ASRAAM (Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile), chases down targets using a highly advanced homing head. It can see an image of the hostile aircraft it is about to destroy.
『俺來，俺見，俺摧毀』

Lord Bach said:
This missile is the best of its kind in the world. It can go further and faster than the weapon it replaces - the Sidewinder - and its advanced homing head and in-flight agility mean it will be almost impossible to evade.
巴哈魔曰：『俺的新行頭是最強，最快，無彈可及，無機可躲的』

Air Cdre Andy Sweetman, the MODs Director of Equipment Capability who has been responsible for bringing ASRAAM into service, said:I believe this is the best air-to-air missile in the world. It will give the RAF a combat-winning edge and our aircrews the confidence that they can prevail against any potential adversary.
空中甜蜜男曰：『我們的棒子是世界上最強壯，最神勇，最威猛的，它讓英國的皇家空軍男兒們充滿信心，虎虎生風，並令世界上所有與皇家男兒為敵的各國空軍癟三們聞風喪膽，自慚形愧，一蹶不振，再起不能....』

The RAF has successfully completed a demanding series of trials with ASRAAM and the weapon is now ready to be deployed on operations. It is a fast, highly agile, fire-and-forget missile for short-range air-to-air combat. It is highly capable even when faced with sophisticated infrared countermeasures. It will be carried by Tornado F3, replacing Sidewinder AIM-9L, and will also be fitted to the Typhoon when the aircraft becomes available for operational deployment later this decade.
『俺的動作快速、俺的技巧靈活、俺射了就忘、俺絕不會射錯目標.....』

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝

BACKGROUND NOTES:

1. There will be a continued incremental development programme with further software upgrades to optimise the missiles operational capability. The total procurement cost is £857M; £9M less than the original cost when the project was approved.

2. All three front-line F3 bases are now equipped with ASRAAM (5 Sqn at RAF Coningsby; 11 Sqn and 25 Sqn at RAF Leeming; 43 Sqn and 111 Sqn at RAF Leuchars). (ends)
【龍捲風F３：嘿嘿嘿.......這下子看誰還敢批評俺的近戰能力不佳，或膽敢在俺的面前表演拖孤輪........】

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝

Asraam Cleared For Operational Deployment

(Source : MBDA ; issued Sept. 14, 2002)

MBDAs ASRAAM next generation short-range air-to-air combat missile is being readied for operational deployment by the Royal Air Force following the successful completion of missile training by its frontline Tornado Squadrons.

Aircrew at RAF Leuchars, RAF Coningsby and RAF Leeming have been training with ASRAAM since January to familiarize themselves with the missiles capabilities and performance ahead of deployment to operational theatres. The training demonstrated the tactical advantages provided by ASRAAM in simulated combat engagements against other air forces in the Air Combat Maneuvering Range in the North Sea. Training is now complete and the missile is ready to go into full operational service.

We are delighted that ASRAAM is now ready for deployment by the Royal Air Force, said Alan Garwood, Chief Operating Officer for MBDA. The missiles performance edge has been proven and all the feedback we have received from aircrew confirms that ASRAAMs capability leapfrogs Sidewinder and other short-range air-to-air missiles in service.

ASRAAM will be the primary air combat missile for the RAFs Tornado F3 and, subsequently, the Typhoon combat aircraft. The missile replaces the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, giving the RAF a significant superiority in short-range air-to-air combat.

Alan Sparkes, MBDA ASRAAM Project Head said: The results of the ASRAAM trials program and recent aircrew training demonstrate the revolutionary design and aerial combat superiority of ASRAAM, which was sought for the RAF from the outset.

ASRAAM is a revolutionary design offering the fastest reaction time of any short-range missile from button press to end game performance. The ability to launch at high off-boresight angles plus the missiles agility, short-time-to-target and effectiveness to defeat all known future threats in the severest cloud clutter and countermeasures environments provides the pilot with significant tactical advantages during aerial engagements. With its unique lock after launch capability and potential for future performance development, ASRAAM has been specified for internal carriage on the UK variant of the future Joint Strike Fighter, Sparkes added.

「新世代戰機性能諸元全覽之五∼未來無止境的道路」即將隨093傳第三話同時強制推出∼∼∼∼∼∼∼

A：.........那不用F3還能用啥？？F4幽靈樂團？？加格一直線？？獵鷹昇破天？？

即便威力強大，一個最大的問題限制ASRAAM的運用：F3的介面是類比的，因此無法進一步擴展ASRAAM可能的戰術和使用包絡線，同時類比介面也限制未來使用頭盔顯示器的可能，然而英國軍方的說法是F3大約在2010年退役，要投資頭盔顯示器的資源在這一架飛機上不太合適。

USAF...