How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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RSAF F-16D+ Seen with Python-5 Missile for the First Time
After years of rumors about Singapore’s F-16 being equipped with the Israel-made missile, a RSAF F-16D+ was seen for the ...
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U.S. Navy Officially Adopts ‘Murder Hornet’ Moniker for F/A-18E/F Equipped with Nine Air-to-Air Missiles
The ‘Murder Hornet’ features four AIM-9X Sidewinder IR-guided AAMs and five AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile ... pictures of a VX-9 (Airborne Test and Evaluation ...
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Taiwan signs NT$10.31 billion surface-to-air missile system contract with US
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan and the United States signed an NT$10.31 billion (US$312.9 ... missile systems with a range between 40 and 50 kilometers. The launchers can also fire AIM-120 Advanced ...
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Ukrainian F-16 pilot achieves Top Gun-like missile feat
However, the two pylons located at the wingtips are specifically designated for short-range AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Additionally, it is common practice for two to three pylons under the ...
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The Jet Fighter So Advanced That US Law Bans It From Being Exported
In terms of weapons systems, there's a lot of strength packed inside the F-22, which has three internal weapons bays capable of carrying two AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and six AIM-120 ...
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Ukrainian F-16 Fighter Jet Pilots Claim 6 Russian Cruise Missiles On One Mission
According to Yurii, the Ukrainian F-16 was carrying only four air-to-air missiles (two medium-range and two short-range). These were likely AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. After taking ...
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Farewell to Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton, the last aviator of the D-Day Pathfinders
Additionally, Hamilton participated in the development of the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and contributed to intelligence analysis during the Cuban Missile Crisis. You can see an interview with him by ...
The Navy Nearly Built A Nuclear Armed “Super Sidewinder” Air-To-Air Missile
While the 1950s was a time of truly unusual and fast-paced innovation in military aerospace, one of the more bizarre projects ...