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  2. AIM-9 Sidewinder - Wikipedia

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    The AIM-9G was an AIM-9D that used an improved AIM-9D seeker head with SEAM (Sidewinder Extended Acquisition Mode), this allowed the slewing of the optics through a search pattern to acquire the enemy (most likely using a rosette scan), [citation needed] it also allowed the slaving of the optics to a radar or helmet sight. This was connected to ...

  3. NASAMS - Wikipedia

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    Kuwait: Requested to buy 63 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); 63 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles; 12 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems – Low Volume Terminal (MIDS LVT) Block Upgrade 2; and 12 MIDS LVT Cryptographic Modules. Approved by U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Military Sale ...

  4. File:IFPC Inc 2-I launch of an AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile.ogv

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    This test saw the launch of an AIM-9X sidewinder missile against a unmanned aerial system (UAS) representative target using the Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. The IFPC Inc 2-I project is a ground-based weapon system that will acquire, track, engage, and defeat UAS, cruise missiles, and rockets, artillery and mortars.

  5. Fox (code word) - Wikipedia

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    Fox is a brevity code used by NATO pilots to signal the simulated or actual release of an air-to-air munition or other combat function. Army aviation elements may use a different nomenclature, as the nature of helicopter-fired weapons is almost always air-to-surface.

  6. McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet - Wikipedia

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    50 x AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles; 38 x CA/APG-79(V)4 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars; 38 x CA/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar A1 kits; 46 x F/A-18A wide-band RADOMEs; Upgrades to the Advanced Distributed Combat Training System; On-going Technical assistance to support the upgraded jets

  7. FIM-92 Stinger - Wikipedia

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    Stinger—RMP Block II: This variant was a planned developed based on the E version. The improvements included an imaging infrared seeker head from the AIM-9X. With this modification, the detection distance and the resistance to jamming was to be greatly increased. Changes to the airframe would furthermore enable a significant increase in range.

  8. ASRAAM - Wikipedia

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    The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), also known by its United States designation AIM-132, is an imaging infrared homing air-to-air missile, produced by MBDA UK, that is designed for close-range combat. It is in service in the Royal Air Force (RAF), replacing the AIM-9 Sidewinder. The ASRAAM is designed to allow the pilot to ...

  9. AIM-9 Sidewinder

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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.