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.

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

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 ...

Ukrainian naval drones Magura V7, developed by the company Uforce, were successfully used to shoot down a Russian Su-30 fighter using the latest version of the AIM-9 missile, possibly the AIM-9X.

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 ...

The above photos show the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter and an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile (inset). AIM-9X Sidewinders have been used to shoot down unidentified flying objects across ...

The US has outfitted Ukraine with AIM-9 missiles that it says are to be used for "air defense." These are air-to-air missiles, but the Pentagon and Kyiv have plans to launch them from the ground.