RIM-178 Sidewinder

The RIM-178 Sidewinder is a small, short-range air defense missile manufactured by Raytheon for the UNSC Navy aboard their warships and stations. Sidewinder is used in a point-defense capacity to eliminate deep penetrating aircraft and munitions. Missiles are typically stored within the independently traversing 6-cell ; smaller ships may store the missiles in the single-cell M31 Vertical Launch System.
A derivative of the RIM-178, the MIM-178 Talos, is a ground-based surface-to-air missile used by the Army and Marine Corps.
==Operators==
*UNSC Navy
**Infinity-class arsenal carrier — 112 M97 launchers/672 missiles
**Autumn-class heavy cruiser — 30 M97 launchers/180 missiles
**Strident-class heavy frigate — 6 M97 launchers/36 missiles