AIM-9X is the fifth generation Sidewinder and is now currently in production. The AIM-9X features a high off-boresight focal-plane array seeker mounted on a highly maneuverable airframe with a ...

The country has now acquired 232 of the AIM-9X Block II version of the missile as it continues to ramp up its wider military capabilities. (Polish Ministry of National Defence) Poland has ordered ...

On October 10, 2024, Raytheon announced that it was awarded a $736 million contract to produce AIM-9X missiles. Developed at ...

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 ...

During testing on July 28, Air Force F-35A test pilot Maj. Raven LeClair identified ... with the first air-to-air weapon delivery of an AIM-9X," LeClair said following the successful exercise.

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $736 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X® SIDEWINDER® missiles. This contract is for ...