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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Sidewinder canonical 1

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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