A prototype of the Sidewinder, the AIM-9A, was first fired successfully in September 1953. The initial production version, designated AIM-9B, entered operational use in 1956 and has been improved ...

Secretly upgraded with the AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles, Taiwan's Sabres downed several Chinese jets, revealing China's technological lag. A stroke of luck for China and the Soviet Union ...

The first time an air-to-air missile was used was in September 1958 when a Taiwanese F-86 Sabers used American AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles in a few engagements against MiG-17 of the People's ...

Reports have emerged of a crate containing AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles somewhere in Ukraine. This confirms the delivery of the latest AIM-9X variant. We present the performance of this missile.