Two CATM-9X Sidewinders are also installed on the wingtips ... while the F-35Cs have the rails for AIM-9 missiles installed ...

AIM-9X is the fifth generation Sidewinder and is now currently in production. The AIM-9X features a high off-boresight focal-plane array seeker mounted on a highly maneuverable airframe with a ...

Images released by the service on its Instagram profile show four F-35As parked on the ramp, each loaded with two AIM-9X Sidewinders on the external launchers on the outermost hardpoints.