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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 Army successfully completed a risk-reduction flight demonstration, launching a Raytheon-made AIM-9X Sidewinder interceptor from the IFPC launcher and sending it to target in a December event ...

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 ...