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With the first F-16s thought to be in Ukraine's hands, the U.S. is reportedly sending a range of American-made weapons, including the AIM-9X, to go with the fast jets for which Kyiv has long pleaded.
The AIM-9X is a short-range air-to-air missile with an infrared homing warhead, suited for intercepting high-pressure aerial targets. When launched from the ground, ...
Ukraine will receive the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, known as the AMRAAM, and the AIM-9X missile, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The US also plans to send Kyiv ...
An F-22 downed a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday with a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. But the Pentagon wasn't sure if the missile would work when the pilot fired it, a top commander said. The ...
An AIM-9X Sidewinder missile shoots off the rail of an F-16 flown by Capt. Spencer “Memphis” Bell, over the test range at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Apr. 24, 2019 (Tech. Sgt. John ...
An F-22 downed a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday with a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. But the Pentagon wasn't sure if the missile would work when the pilot fired it, a top commander said.
RTX's defense arm Raytheon said on Wednesday it has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce more of its short-range AIM-9X Block II missiles.