RTX Corporation’s RTX business unit, Raytheon, won a $736-million contract to manufacture the improved Block II variant of its AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles. The award has been offered by the U.S. Navy.

Because of their offensive and defensive capabilities, the missiles mounted on fighter jets are their most important weapons. The United States military started using missiles right after World War II ...

THE TAIWAN STRAIT, SEPTEMBER 24, 1958. Nine years after the end of the Chinese Civil War, when the island of Taiwan officially became the sovereign Republic of China, its air force squared off in a ...

The Department of State has approved the Egyptian government’s request to purchase the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. RTX will serve as the principal contractor for the proposed ...

The State Department has cleared Turkey’s two foreign military sales requests worth approximately $304.1 million combined to procure AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAM, ...

US munitions producer Raytheon is increasing the number of guided air-to-air missiles it delivers annually. The defence giant on 4 June said it is expanding production of the popular AIM-9X Sidewinder ...

Valued at $13.3 million, the contract is expected to be completed by June 2027. Per the terms of the deal, RTX will continue developing electronic and guidance units, spare circuit boards and software ...

Developed at a turning point in air-to-air combat, the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile was the world’s first infrared-guided — or heat-seeking — missile, forever changing not only the dynamics of dog ...

Despite their age, air-to-air missiles like the AIM-9 remain essential as America upgrades to counter rising threats with advanced systems like the AIM-260 and AIM-174B. The United States has one of ...

Spend enough time on the internet looking at trucks and you’ll find all kinds of accessories. Better yet, you can find pretty much every one of ’em with an American flag printed somewhere because we ...