The AIM-9X features a high off-boresight focal-plane array seeker mounted on a highly maneuverable airframe with a greatly improved infrared counter-countermeasures capability. A prototype of the ...

Using advanced seeker capabilities and incorporating "jet vane control" to increase maneuverability, the Raytheon-built AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile was successful in 9 out of ...

Having previously broken cover in frontline videos from Ukraine, the UK-developed ASRAAM-based air defense system has now ...

"AIM-9X Block II missile has accomplished approximately ... which allows a fighter to launch the weapon without the missile's infrared seeker head locked-on to the target, will help US pilots ...

The AIM-9X version is easily recognizable from the ... They are equipped with an infrared homing system that features an IR seeker head, and in the latest variants, a fourth-generation (IIR ...

AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired at aerial practice ... The X model has a long-distance infrared seeker, is noted for its ability to engage targets far off boresight from the launch platform ...

and advanced imaging infrared seeker to hit targets even behind the launching fighter thanks to the Lock-On-After-Launch capability. Unlike previous AIM-9 models, the AIM-9X Block II/II+ can even ...

Read about the State Department's approval of two FMS deals with Turkey to buy AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs and AIM-9X Sidewinder Block ...

Today, imaging infrared seekers (like those found on the AIM-9X and other late generation missiles) have the ability to recognize their targets by comparing the image it sees with the 3D models ...

The IFPC system can currently hold 18 AIM-9X missiles in the launcher ... electronic warfare countermeasures and feature enhanced seeker performance. The goal is to develop and field the ...