The AIM-9M8/9 incorporates a low-cost quick-reaction modification of the missile’s infrared counter-countermeasures features. AIM-9X is the fifth generation Sidewinder and is now currently in ...

For several of them, this was their first time firing a live AIM-9 missile. "New pilots will often take simulated missile shots," said Capt. Robert McIntruff, 325th Operations Support Squadron ...

During an exercise with the Estonian Air Force, two RLAF F-35s employed AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to shoot down a ...