Murder Hornet Nickname For F/A-18s Equipped With Nine Air-To-Air Missiles Now Official
The U.S. Navy is now officially using “Murder Hornet” to refer to F/A-18E/F fighters armed with five AIM-120 Advanced Medium ...
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Raytheon secures $736m AIM-9X missile contract from US Navy
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract valued at $736m for the production of the Block II variant of the AIM-9X ...
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AIM-9 Sidewinder
AIM-9X is the fifth generation Sidewinder and is now currently in production. The AIM-9X features a high off-boresight focal-plane array seeker mounted on a highly maneuverable airframe with a ...
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Poland bolsters defense: Buys 232 AIM-9X missiles for F-16s
Polish Deputy Minister of Defense Paweł Bejda announced on the X platform that eight months after receiving approval from the US Congress, Poland has completed the purchase of 232 AIM-9X missiles.
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F-35B Conducts First Live-Fire of AIM-9X Missile
The Marines’ Joint Strike Fighter aircraft just live-fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile for the first time as part of a simulated defensive combat air patrol. According to a service news release ...
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Air Force jets are sporting new kill markings after downing drones
Along their nose they have new paint markings, including several bomb markings and the silhouettes of AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The markings suggest air-to-air kills, and there are ...
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China balloon: US shoots down airship over Atlantic
An F-22 jet fighter engaged the high-altitude balloon with one missile - an AIM-9X Sidewinder - and it went down about six nautical miles off the US coast at 14:39 EST (19:39 GMT), a defence ...