Sidewinder

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Sidewinder is a widely used short-range, infrared-guided air-to-air missile developed by the United States and adopted by numerous air forces around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-to-air missile
short-range missile
conflict Falklands War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
Yom Kippur War
countryOfOrigin United States
developer Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake
United States Navy
diameter approximately 127 millimeters
enteredServiceWith United States Air Force
United States Navy
fuzing contact fuze
proximity fuze
guidanceSystem infrared homing seeker
guidanceType passive infrared
introducedBy United States Navy
length approximately 3 meters
manufacturer General Electric
Raytheon
linked to: Raytheon Company
maxSpeed around Mach 2.5
natoDesignation AIM-9
notableFeature all-aspect capability in AIM-9L and later variants
off-boresight targeting capability in later variants
notableVariant AIM-9B
AIM-9D
AIM-9G
AIM-9L
AIM-9M
AIM-9X
platform attack aircraft
fighter aircraft
propellant solid-fuel rocket motor
rangeClass short range
role air-to-air combat
dogfight missile
serviceEntry 1956
typicalEngagementRange up to about 18 kilometers
usedBy Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Luftwaffe
NATO air forces
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
warheadType high-explosive fragmentation
warheadWeight approximately 9 kilograms

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AIM-9 Sidewinder natoReportingName Sidewinder
subject linked to: AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles