The AMRAAM is an all-weather missile. Aircraft currently scheduled to carry the missile are the F-14 and F/A-18 aircraft. The AIM-120 is an AUR that consists of a guidance section, armament section, propulsion section, and control section. 

The guidance section consist of a radome, seeker components, electronics unit, inertial reference unit, target detection device, batteries, power converter, and related harnesses and hardware. 

The armament section includes a WDU-33/B fragmenting warhead, Mk-44 booster, and a FZU-49/B safe and arm fuze (SAF). 

The propulsion section consists of a dual-thrust, solid propellant, low-smoke, rocket motor, a blast tube and exit cone, and an arm/fire device (AFD). 

The control section includes four independently controlled electromechanical actuators, four thermal batteries, a data link assembly, and associated hardware. Gas pressure-operated mechanical locks during ground handling and captive carry lock the control surfaces in position. During launch, a pyrotechnic gas generator creates enough gas pressure to unlock the control surfaces.