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  2. AIM-9 Sidewinder - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Flare (countermeasure) - Wikipedia

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    An infrared guided AIM-9M Sidewinder missile hitting a flare A US Army AH-64 Apache releasing decoy flares. 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.

  4. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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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]

  5. AIM-120 AMRAAM - Wikipedia

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    Some sources have claimed the AIM-9X was decoyed by flares, [13] [14] [15] although the F/A-18E pilot, Lieutenant Commander Michael "MOB" Tremel stated it was unclear why the AIM-9X failed, mentioning no use of flares by the Su-22, saying "I [lost] the smoke trail, and I have no idea what happened to the missile at that point". [16] [17]

  6. US announces new Ukraine security package - AOL

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    The package announced Tuesday includes AIM-9M air defense missiles and munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, both of which have proved indispensable for Kyiv in the war…

  7. List of equipment of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    AIM-9D, AIM-9G, AIM-9H, AIM-9L, AIM-9M, AIM-9R, and AIM-9X MK83: General-purpose bomb: BLU-110 AIM-120: Medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air missile AIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C, AIM-120C-4/5/6/7, AIM-120D CBU-100: Cluster bomb MK82: General-purpose bomb: BLU-111/B, BLU-111A/B, BLU-126/B AGM-65: Guided air-to-surface missile

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  9. IRIS-T - Wikipedia

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    In comparison to the AIM-9M Sidewinder, the IRIS-T has higher ECM resistance and flare suppression. [32] Improvements in target discrimination allow for five to eight times longer head-on firing range than the AIM-9L [33] and three to four times longer target acquiring range than the AIM-9M. [34]