What is an Amber Missile Rack?
The Advanced Missile and Bomb Ejection Rack (AMBER) is a large missile rack. Four missiles can be placed on each rack. The F15-EX fighter jet will have four amber racks under each wing and one rack under the belly. It can carry 20 long-range AIM-120D missiles. It is also capable of carrying two short-range AIM-9X missiles on wing tracks. In this way, by installing amber pylons, the fighter can carry 22 missiles at the same time. This is a huge capability that no fighter aircraft currently has.
India needs 114 fighter jets
The Indian Air Force announced a requirement for 114 multi-role fighter jets in April 2018. The Indian Navy also needs new fighter jets. Eight aircraft responded to the request for information (RFI), including Boeing’s F15-EX. As per the Indian government’s policy, all aircraft will follow the “Make in India” policy and be produced on India’s own production lines. However, nearly six years after receiving a response to the RFI, the contract bid or request for proposal (RFP) has not yet been sent.