AIM-9X missiles can be launched from NASAMS to provide short-range air defense capabilities. Netherlands' Air Force F-16 jetfighters taking part in a NATO exercise.

AIM-9X – AAM-Turned-SAM The AIM-9X is a short-range air-to-air missile with an infrared homing warhead, suited for intercepting high-pressure aerial targets.

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 ...

The F-22 pilot fired a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to down the balloon, which was operating at an altitude between 60,000 and 65,000 feet.

The US reportedly plans to send Ukraine its AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile and AIM-9X infrared-seeking missile.

The AIM-9X is an advanced infrared missile and the newest of the Sidewinder family of short-range air-to-air missiles carried on a wide range of fighter jets.

The AIM-9X Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, supersonic, short-range missile. Its main components include an infrared homing guidance section, an active optical target detector, a high-explosive ...

AIM-9X missiles, also known as Sidewinders, are short-range air-to-air weapons made by U.S. defense giant Raytheon. They can be launched from aircraft, as well as ground-based systems, and are ...