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 ...

Standard Missile 2 and the AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, in addition to RAM. As global threats rise, military contractors that are projected to gain from the growth prospects presented by the ...

Service: USMC Armament: 20 mm M197 Gatling cannon; Hydra 70 rockets; 5 in Zuni rockets; TOW missiles; AGM-114 Hellfire; AIM-9 Sidewinder. Speed: 170 knots Range: 58 nm Propulsion: 2x GE T700-GE ...

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

as this implies a smaller radar cross section which would make it harder to track them on radar and cue a radar-guided AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) on them.