December 13, 2009: Two years ago, the U.S. Air Force asked the manufacturer of the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile if the weapon could be adapted to hit ground targets (including armored vehicles ...
Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation (conventional) weighing 20.8 pounds (9.36 kg) The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a family of short-range air-to-air missiles carried on a wide range of modern tactical ...
The Marines’ Joint Strike Fighter aircraft just live-fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for the first time as part of a simulated defensive combat air patrol. According to a service news release ...
The AIM-120 AMRAAM can be outfitted to all of the fighter aircraft in the U.S. military and is one of the main tools in air combat alongside the AIM-9X Sidewinder, which is a heat-seeking munition.