Raytheon lands largest-ever AIM-9X missile contract, boosting US and allied stockpiles to 2,500 units annually by 2028.

Raytheon, a RTX business, has secured a significant $1.1bn contract from the US Navy to increase the production of AIM-9X ...

A $1.1 billion contract from the US Navy will support additional production of the heat-seeking missile at a time when ...

Defense giant RTX plans to increase its AIM-9X Block II production to 2,500 missiles per year, the company announced today after receiving a $1.1 billion Navy contract modification earlier this week.

TUCSON, Ariz., June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $1.1 billion contract from ...

An F-22 downed a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday with a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. But the Pentagon wasn't sure if the missile would work when the pilot fired it, a top commander said. The ...

But no matter whether the F-22 or the F-16 fired it, the missile taking down all these mysterious visitors has been the same: the AIM-9X Sidewinder. The AIM-9 is a family of heat-seeking ...

With the first F-16s thought to be in Ukraine's hands, the U.S. is reportedly sending a range of American-made weapons, including the AIM-9X, to go with the fast jets for which Kyiv has long pleaded.

Languages: English, Spanish.You can reach Ellie via email at [email protected]. Two AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles were used in the U.S. Air Force takedown of an unidentified object flying in United ...

An F-22 downed a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday with a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. But the Pentagon wasn't sure if the missile would work when the pilot fired it, a top commander said.