AIM-9 Sidewinder
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United StatesManufacturer: Raytheon
«AIM-9X Block II»
Air-to-air (AAM)SRAAM — short rangeUnited States1956In service
Iconic Western short-range air-to-air missile, today in AIM-9X form with FPA seeker and high off-boresight LOAL capability.
Air-to-air (AAM)//SRAAM — short range
ID — AIM-9-SIDEWINDERUnited States · Raytheon
AIM-9X Block II
Iconic Western short-range air-to-air missile, today in AIM-9X form with FPA seeker and high off-boresight LOAL capability.
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Identity
- Designation
- AIM-9 Sidewinder
- Alias
- AIM-9X Block II
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1956
- Category
- Air-to-air (AAM)
- All sub-types
- SRAAM — short range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 35 km
- Top speed
- Mach 2.5+
- Guidance
- IIR FPA con TVC
- Warhead
- HE-frammentazione anulare 9.4 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Caccia occidentali (F-15/16/18/22/35, Typhoon, Gripen)
- Length
- 3.02 m
- Launch weight
- 85.3 kg
Main operators
United StatesNATOIsraelJapanAustraliaSouth Korea
History
Introduced in 1956, the Sidewinder was the first operational IR-guided air-to-air missile and has evolved through over twenty variants.
The current AIM-9X Block II offers datalink-based LOAL and HOBS capability, remaining the standard Western SRAAM.
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