AIM-9 Sidewinder | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-10-02

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00:03:03 1 Design
00:13:11 2 History
00:13:20 2.1 Origins
00:18:30 2.2 Combat debut: Taiwan Strait, 1958
00:21:30 2.3 Development during early 1960s
00:22:29 2.4 USAF adoption from 1964
00:23:46 2.5 Vietnam War service 1965–1973
00:25:38 2.5.1 US Navy develops AIM-9D/G/H
00:26:39 2.5.2 US Air Force develops AIM-9E/J/N/P
00:29:03 2.5.3 Summary of Vietnam War AIM-9 claimed aerial combat kills
00:29:34 2.5.4 Variants table (pre all-aspect)sup&#91;17&#93;/supsup&#91;6&#93;/sup
00:29:53 3 All-aspect variants
00:30:04 3.1 AIM-9L
00:32:59 3.2 AIM-9M
00:35:10 3.3 AIM-9R
00:36:04 3.4 BOA/Boxoffice
00:37:23 3.5 AIM-9X
00:43:23 3.6 Block II
00:46:05 3.7 Block III
00:48:51 3.8 Variants table (only all-aspect)sup&#91;17&#93;/sup
00:49:02 4 Other Sidewinder developments
00:49:13 4.1 K-13 AA-2 Atoll
00:49:24 4.2 TC-1 Republic of China (Taiwan)
00:49:36 4.3 Chaparral/Sea Chaparral
00:50:21 4.4 Other ground launch platforms
00:50:56 4.5 AGM-122A Sidearm
00:51:40 4.6 Anti-tank variant
00:52:25 4.7 Larger rocket motor
00:52:48 5 Operators
00:52:58 5.1 Current operators
00:53:07 5.2 Former operators
00:53:21 6 See also



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The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile which entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and subsequently was adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. Since then the Sidewinder has proved to be an enduring international success, and its latest variants are still standard equipment in most western-aligned air forces. The Soviet K-13, a reverse-engineered copy of the AIM-9, was also widely adopted by a number of nations.
Low-level development started in the late 1940s, emerging in the early 1950s as a guidance system for the modular Zuni rocket. This modularity allowed for the introduction of newer seekers and rocket motors, including the AIM-9C variant, which used semi-active radar homing and served as the basis of the AGM-122 Sidearm anti-radar missile. Originally a tail-chasing system, early models saw extensive use during the Vietnam War but had a low success rate. This led to all-aspect capabilities in the L version which proved to be an extremely effective weapon during combat in the Falklands War and the Operation Mole Cricket 19 ("Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot") in Lebanon. Its adaptability has kept it in service over newer designs like the AIM-95 Agile and SRAAM that were intended to replace it.
The Sidewinder is the most widely used air-to-air missile in the West, with more than 110,000 missiles produced for the U.S. and 27 other nations, of which perhaps one percent have been used in combat. It has been built under license by some other nations including Sweden, and can even equip helicopters, such as the Bell AH-1Z Viper. The AIM-9 is one of the oldest, least expensive, and most successful air-to-air missiles, with an estimated 270 aircraft kills in its history of use. When firing a Sidewinder, NATO pilots use the brevity code FOX-2.
The United States Navy hosted a 50th-anniversary celebration for the Sidewinder in 2002. Boeing won a contract in March 2010 to support Sidewinder operations through to 2055, guaranteeing that the weapons system will remain in operation until at least that date. Air Force Spokeswoman Stephanie Powell noted that due to its relatively low cost, versatility, and reliability it is "very possible that the Sidewinder will remain in Air Force inventories through the late 21st century".