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A flare or decoy flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by an aircraft to counter an infrared homing ("heat-seeking") surface-to-air missile or air-to-air missile. Flares are commonly composed of a pyrotechnic composition based on magnesium or another hot-burning metal, with burning temperature equal to or hotter than engine exhaust.
AIM-9Q (USN): The AIM-9Q is an AIM-9M modified with upgraded guidance-control section, further information on the missile is unknown and it was either cancelled or became an AIM-9M sub-variant. [ 4 ] CATM-9M (USAF/USN) : A training AIM-9M Used for pilot training in aerial target acquisition and use of aircraft controls/displays.
In 1995, Hughes and British Aerospace collaborated on the "P3I ASRAAM", a version of ASRAAM as a candidate for the AIM-9X program. [citation needed] The ultimate winner was the Hughes submission using the same seeker but with the rocket motor, fuse and warhead of the AIM-9M. The latter was a US Air Force stipulation to ease the logistics burden ...
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The AIM-9 Sidewinder ("AIM" for "Air Interception Missile") [3] is a short-range air-to-air missile. Entering service with the United States Navy in 1956 and the Air Force in 1964, the AIM-9 is one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful air-to-air missiles.
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A McDonnell-Douglas F-15C Eagle, 80-0002, of the 3d Wing, stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, accidentally fired an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile at F-15C, 81-0054. The damaged aircraft was able to make an emergency landing; it was subsequently repaired and returned to service, [17] finally retired to AMARG, 8 September 2009. [18]