The AIM-9X is the latest iteration of the AIM-9 and can be fired from most U.S. military fighter jets, including the F-15, the F/A-18, F-35 and, as proven by recent events, the F-22 and F-16.

With the first F-16s thought to be in Ukraine's hands, the U.S. is reportedly sending a range of American-made weapons, including the AIM-9X, to go with the fast jets for which Kyiv has long pleaded.

RTX Corporation’s RTX business unit, Raytheon, recently won a modification contract to aid the AIM-9X missile program. The ...

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.

Under the second sale, worth an estimated $79.1m, Türkiye requested 60 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II All Up Round (AUR) missiles and 11 AIM-9X Block II Tactical guidance units.

The AIM-9x is "the most advanced infrared-tracking, short-range, air-to-air and surface-to-air missile that is combat proven in several theaters and around the world," the news release said.

Raytheon secures record $1.1B Navy contract for AIM-9X missiles, boosting production to 2,500 units annually. Work to be done in Tucson through 2028.