The AIM-9X is the latest iteration of the AIM-9 and can be fired from most U.S. military fighter jets, including the F-15, the F/A-18, F-35 and, as proven by recent events, the F-22 and F-16.

With the first F-16s thought to be in Ukraine's hands, the U.S. is reportedly sending a range of American-made weapons, including the AIM-9X, to go with the fast jets for which Kyiv has long pleaded.

Development of the AIM-9X Block II began in 2008. Notably, the Block II allows the missile to lock-on after launch with the guidance of advanced aircraft like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.

Unlike previous AIM-9 models, the AIM-9X Block II/II+ can even be used against targets on the ground. An Italian Air Force F-35A flying fully loaded in “Beast Mode”.

Currently, AIM-9X is employed by more than 30 allied and partner nations in their defence arsenals. Earlier this year, the Czech Republic joined the list of international customers by agreeing to ...

An F-22 downed a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday with a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. But the Pentagon wasn't sure if the missile would work when the pilot fired it, a top commander said. The ...

An F-22 downed a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday with a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. But the Pentagon wasn't sure if the missile would work when the pilot fired it, a top commander said. The ...

The Pentagon said on Sunday that an F-16 fighter jet had fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to "successfully shoot down an airborne object" flying over Lake Huron, in Michigan.

RTX Corp. RTX recently clinched a contract involving its AIM-9X and AIM-9X Block II missiles. The award has been offered by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD. Valued at $227.4 ...

The F-22 secured its first air-to-air kill by downing the Chinese surveillance balloon on Saturday. The Raptor fired "one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile," bringing the balloon down off the South ...