The AIM-9M is an improved AIM-9L inheriting the all-aspect capability of the L model, but providing all-around higher performance. Having a better background rejection and infrared …

Deliveries began in 1977 to equip the F-15 and other Sidewinder-compatible aircraft. The AIM-9L added a more powerful solid-propellant rocket motor as well as tracking maneuvering ability. …

The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an infrared heat-seeking guidance system. The Sidewinder …

The AIM-9M is a development of the AIM-9L and replaced the latter on the production line. It features a reduced-smoke rocket motor, an improved guidance section designated WGU-4/B, …

AIM-9L can be used on almost all modern US Air Force and Navy aircraft: A-10, F-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, F/A-18, Tornado, Sea Harrier and Hawk. AIM-9L is designed for use in good weather …

The AIM-9M is an improved AIM-9L, with a low smoke motor, better guidance and counter-countermeasures capability. The AIM-9M is the principal dogfight missile used by frontline …

The AIM-9 is a 200-pound supersonic air-to-air missile carried by A-10, F-4, F-15, F-16 and F-111 aircraft. It is a "heat seeking" missile with a range of 1-2 miles and is generally used during the …

2021年9月23日 · The AIM-9X Block II/II+ Sidewinder (AIM-9X Blk II/II+) continues the evolution of the AIM-9 series of missiles. This missile program delivers a datalink-enabled, launch and …

2017年4月9日 · AIM-9L – The first ‘all-aspect’ Sidewinder. With the introduction of the Lima in 1976, the missile was once again a joint-service model, developed from the 9H and capable of …

Despite its basic design, the all-aspect AIM-9L Sidewinder still remains a potent threat, exceeded in effectiveness perhaps only by the Russian-built Molniya/Vympel R-73 (known in the West as …