The latest Sidewinder, the AIM-9X, was developed by Hughes Electronics; the company was awarded a contract for development in 1996. Following the purchase of Hughes’ defense division, Raytheon ...

Raytheon, a RTX business, has secured a significant $1.1bn contract from the US Navy to increase the production of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles. This contract marks ...

AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II Missiles Under a $79.1 million FMS deal, Turkey asked the U.S. government to purchase 60 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II all-up-round missiles and 11 AIM-9X Block II Tactical ...

RTX Corporation’s RTX business unit, Raytheon, won a $736-million contract to manufacture the improved Block II variant of its AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles. The award has been offered by the U.S ...

The AIM-9X Sidewinder was first live-fired from an F-35 on Jan. 12, 2016, when a jet from the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB in California launched it over the Pacific Sea Test Range.

The United States has approved the sale of Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles to the Netherlands, announcing a potential USD691 million sale on 6 September.

The AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder improves on the Block I with a redesigned fuze, as well as new onboard processors, rocket motor battery, ignition safety device, and datalink.

RTX’s AIM-9X is a sophisticated short-range air-to-air and surface-to-air missile, which is also capable of tracking infrared light. It offers a reliable layered defense with ground-launched ...