AMRAAM MISSILE PROGRAM

SEC. 163. AMRAAM MISSILE PROGRAM (a) Limitation on Funding.—No funds may be obligated to undertake full-rate production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air (AMRAAM) missile until the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (pursuant to section 138 of title 10, United States Code) certifies to the congressional defense committees that— (1) all required testing for making the decision to proceed to full-rate production (as prescribed pursuant to the June 16, 1987 Department of Defense-approved AMRAAM Test and Evaluation Master Plan) has been conducted; and (2) the results of that testing demonstrate that (A) the AMRAAM missile has met all established performance requirements, and (B) stable missile production design and configuration (including its software) have been established. (b) Full-Rate Production Defined.—For purposes of subsection (a), full-rate production of the AMRAAM missile is production of that missile at a rate that exceeds 900 production-configured missiles per year. (c) Preservation of Production Capability of Other Missiles.—During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the certification required by subsection (a) is made, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that production capability for the AIM–7F/M Sparrow and the AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles is maintained.