The L model was the first Sidewinder with the ability to attack ... its ability to locate and lock on a target and decrease the missile's chances for detection. Deliveries began in 1983.

While the 1950s was a time of truly unusual and fast-paced innovation in military aerospace, one of the more bizarre projects ...

The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.

The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.

Secretly upgraded with the AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles, Taiwan's Sabres downed several Chinese jets, revealing China's technological lag. A stroke of luck for China and the Soviet Union ...

Service: USMC Armament: 20 mm M197 Gatling cannon; Hydra 70 rockets; 5 in Zuni rockets; TOW missiles; AGM-114 Hellfire; AIM-9 Sidewinder. Speed: 170 knots Range: 58 nm Propulsion: 2x GE T700-GE ...