The Sidewinder missile is the most ubiquitous air-to-air missile in the world—first introduced in the 1950s and still in widespread use today.

The US Navy is hoping to increase the range of the new Raytheon AIM-9X Block III by some 60% over current Sidewinder variants due to the unique needs of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, ...

Raytheon announced in June 2025 that it was awarded a $1.1 billion contract by the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles. This represents the largest contract ever awarded for the program and ...

US jets have downed a surveillance balloon and three other objects over the US in recent days. To shoot them down, the jets have used the newest version of the Sidewinder missile, the AIM-9X. The high ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has accepted delivery of the 10,000 th example of the Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X Sidewinder, its premier short-range air-to-air missile. The infrared-tracking missile was ...

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 ...

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. The ...

AIM-9X is a launch-and-leave air combat missile that uses passive infrared energy for acquisition and tracking. It can be employed in the near beyond-visual-range and within-visual-range arenas. The ...

RTX Corp. RTX recently clinched a contract involving its AIM-9X and AIM-9X Block II missiles. The award has been offered by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD. Valued at $227.4 million, ...

(Bloomberg) -- As mysteries continue to swirl around the balloon and three other so-far-unidentified objects shot down by the US in recent days, at least one thing has been clear: the weaponry used to ...