The Aviationist28d
Dutch F-35As Shoot Down Target Drones with AIM-9X Sidewinders Over Baltic Sea
(Image credits: Netherlands MoD/Ministerie van Defensie) The SAM themselves include diverse weapons with point-defense, hybrid gun-and-missile platforms, short-range quick reaction, medium and ...
The Aviationist on MSN28d
Dutch F-35As Shoot Down Target Drones with AIM-9X Sidewinders Over Baltic Sea
The SAM themselves include diverse weapons with point-defense, hybrid gun-and-missile platforms, short-range ... Sidewinder ...
Hosted on MSN18d
The AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile, Explained
Indeed, the latest version of the AIM-120 has a range ... AIM-9X Sidewinder are the right tools for these aircraft to go to war with. The AIM-120 first entered service in 1991, and each missile ...
Defense News on MSN2d
US approves sale of F-16s to the Philippines in $5.5bn weapons package
The move follows U.S. Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s trip to the Philippines last week and comes ahead of the annual, ...
Public Opinion on MSN14d
New missile maintenance facility coming to Letterkenny
A new Joint Missile Maintenance Facility is being built at Letterkenny Munitions Center to support the latest missile ...
The National Interest12d
MQ-9 Reaper Drone to Carry GBU-39 Bombs
More recent iterations of the drone are capable of firing the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile in addition to the AGM-114 Hellfire, laser-guided GBU-12 Paveway II, and GPS-guided bombs like ...
The Aviationist on MSN18h
335th FS F-15E Sports Kill Marks as Crews Receive Awards for April 2024 Israel Defense
A year later, air and ground crews of the 335th FS and 335th FGS were decorated for their actions during the massive Iranian attack against Israel. F-15E ...
usace.army.mil19d
Strengthening the OIB: LEMC's state-of-the-art Joint Missile Maintenance Facility
The new facility will provide an adaptive and modernized space and will support the newest variants of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles, Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, Sidewinder ...
Flightglobal16d
US fighters use low-cost APKWS rockets to down Houthi attack drones
Online sources suggest that Raytheon’s AIM-9X Sidewinder costs about $500,000, while the AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile is about $1 million. The post did not offer details ...
Flightglobal3d
USA enhances potential Philippine F-16 buy
The US government has significantly increased the scope of a potential sale of Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70/72 fighters to the Philippines. The revised potential sale includes 20 Block 70/72 ...
The Asia Live3d
New AIM-120E Variant: U.S. Air Force Contract Suggests Potential Upgrade to AMRAAM Missile System
A new variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), possibly designated as the AIM-120E, may now be in development, signaling continued evolution in the U.S. military’s air-to-air ...
The Asia Live11d
Comparative: Gripen E/F and F-16 Block 70/72 Fighter Jets
In the realm of modern aerial warfare, the Saab Gripen E/F and Lockheed Martin's F-16 Block 70/72 stand out as prominent ...