The AIM-9 is a family of heat-seeking, air-to-air missiles that have an estimated 270 aircraft kills to their name, according to a 2004 Air Force press release.

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is the most-used air-to-air missile fielded by Western and Western-aligned militaries. Over 110,000 have been produced. According to the current manufacturer, Raytheon, the ...

Later designated AIM-9B, the missile had a three-mile range, far outranging existing guns, and a ten-pound fragmentation warhead with an effective blast radius of 30 feet.

The Australian Army has fired air-to-air missiles (AAMs) from its ground-based National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ...

The Pentagon is pausing shipments of weapons to Ukraine again after more than three years of deliveries meant to bolster the ...

The AIM-9M Sidewinder used by Ukraine is a naval variant of the air-to-air missile, which has been in active service since 1956. The missiles are heat-seeking, employing an infrared homing system ...

Ukraine Fires AIM-9X from NASAMS As Russia ‘Overloads’ Ukrainian Air Defenses. The high interception rates come with a downside of expending many missiles.

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 ...

A composite image depicting a F/A-18F Super Hornet firing an AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile. For the first time, at ...

Raytheon secures record $1.1B Navy contract for AIM-9X missiles, boosting production to 2,500 units annually. Work to be done in Tucson through 2028. Phoenix Business Journal ...

It will typically carry up to six air-to-air missiles, such as AIM-9 Sidewinders and conventional air-to-surface weapons. F-22 Raptor. Kevin Burkholder/Getty Images.

Raytheon secures record $1.1B Navy contract for AIM-9X missiles, boosting production to 2,500 units annually. Work to be done in Tucson through 2028. Phoenix Business Journal ...