Air-Launched Weapons
RTX (formerly Raytheon) to increase AIM-9X Sidewinder production to 2500 missiles per year
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Anti-air Missiles
Ukraine turns American-made AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles into homemade air defense
n an impressive display of ingenuity and resourcefulness, Ukraine is actively transforming American AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, initially designed for F-16 fighter jets, into effective surface-to-air missiles for impromptu air defense. This initiative emerges as a […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon Awarded Contract To Produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received a $264-million contract to produce 571 AIM-9X Sidewinder tactical missiles for the US and international allies. The weapons under contract will be in the Block II all-up rounds configuration. […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Canada donates deadly AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles to Ukraine
The Canadian defense minister Anita Anand announced at the 12th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on May 25 that Canada will supply the Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to Kyiv. The announcement was part of […]
Air-Launched Weapons
U.S. State Department Approves Harpoon And AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles For Philippines
The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $120 million. The […]
Air-Launched Weapons
State Department Approves AIM-9X Sidewinder for Canada
The US State Department on 15 June approved a possible FMS to Canada of 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles and related equipment for $862.3 million. The includes fifty Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Saab Gripen Fires New AIM-9X Air-to-Ground Sidewinder Missile
Raytheon has adapted the heat-seeking AIM-9X to strike moving targets on the ground or in the water, adding another new capability for the formerly air-to-air-only missile. The modification allows the same AIM-9X to strike both […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Raytheon’s AIM-9X infrared-guided Sidewinder air-to-air missile
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Raytheon Received $392.4 Million Contract to Manufacture AIM-9X Tactical Missiles
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon a $392.4 million modification contract to supply tactical missiles to the US military, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries. The AIM-9X modification contract includes production […]