Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile

The Quick Maneuvering Air-to-Air Missile, or QAAM in short, is a short-range missile present as a special weapon starting from Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. It has similar range with standard missiles, but the difference is that the QAAM has better agility, in which that if it misses the target, the missile will turn around in an attempt to chase the target again until it ran out of fuel, and it has double the damage of standard missiles, in which that they can one-shot most enemy aircraft if it hits. The incarnation in Ace Combat 04 was notorious for its very deadly accuracy, in which that about 9 out of 10 launches, the missile will always destroy the target. Starting from Ace Combat 5, the missile's preformance was subsequently toned down.

It is based on AIM-9X for Western aircraft, and Vympel R-73 for Russian aircraft

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
The weapon is first available with Su-37 Terminator, which is only available very late in the game. Due to its very deadly accuracy, QAAMs are very recommended in heavy air battles such as in the 8th mission, or when against Yellow squadron.

List of aircraft that carry QAAM in AC04:
 * Su-37 Terminator (8x QAAM)
 * S-32 (10x QAAM)
 * X-02 Wyvern (16x QAAM)

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
The QAAM returns in Ace Combat 5 with some changes, mainly its performance has been toned down for balancing reasons.

The weapon is first available in X-29A. Available after filling the kill bar of F-5E family

List of aircraft that carry QAAM in AC5
 * X-29A
 * Su-37 Terminator
 * S-32

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
The QAAM also returns in Ace Combat Zero, with similar performance with the one in Ace Combat 5

The weapon is first available in F-5E, which is one of the starter planes in

List of aircraft that carry QAAM in ACZ   
 * F-5E Tiger II
 * EA-6B Prowler
 * F-15C Eagle
 * F-35C Lightning II