The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a family of short-range air-to-air missiles carried on a wide range of modern tactical aircraft in the U.S. military and uses in infrared seeker to home in on the heat ...

For several of them, this was their first time firing a live AIM-9 missile. "New pilots will often take simulated missile shots," said Capt. Robert McIntruff, 325th Operations Support Squadron ...

Weight: AIM-120A/B/C-4 348 pounds; AIM-120C 5/6/7/D 356 pounds. The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air missile is a new generation air-to-air missile. It has an all-weather, beyond-visual ...

During an exercise with the Estonian Air Force, two RLAF F-35s employed AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to shoot down a ...