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How America’s AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile conquered the skies

The Sidewinder missile is the most ubiquitous air-to-air missile in the world—first introduced in the 1950s and still in widespread use today. The AIM-9 Sidewinder is the most successful short-range ...
SlashGear

What Supersonic Missile Is Ukraine Using To Take Down Russian Fighter Jets From Drone Boats?

The Russo-Ukraine War has pushed the defending nation to new heights in terms of offensive and defensive innovation. This has resulted in new ways of taking on an enemy in what can be described as a ...
The Aviationist

Dutch F-35As Shoot Down Target Drones with AIM-9X Sidewinders Over Baltic Sea

During an exercise with the Estonian Air Force, two RLAF F-35s employed AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to shoot down a number of target drones over the Baltic Sea. The service upheld the drill ...
SlashGear

Why The US Military Still Uses A Nearly 70-Year-Old Missile In Frontline Service

Because of their offensive and defensive capabilities, the missiles mounted on fighter jets are their most important weapons. The United States military started using missiles right after World War II ...
Popular Mechanics

America’s Groundbreaking Sidewinder Was Poised to Rule the Skies. Then, the Soviet Union Stole It.

THE TAIWAN STRAIT, SEPTEMBER 24, 1958. Nine years after the end of the Chinese Civil War, when the island of Taiwan officially became the sovereign Republic of China, its air force squared off in a ...