AIM-9X missile aims at surface
Following a successful test last fall, Raytheon’s fifth-generation AIM-9X–the principal short-range air-to-air missile employed by U.S.

Following a successful test last fall, Raytheon’s fifth-generation AIM-9X–the principal short-range air-to-air missile employed by U.S. forces–could become a part of the air-to-surface inventory for employment against both land and sea targets.

The company is developing a precision surface attack capability for the AIM-9X as part of a U.S. Air Force Wartime Rapid Acquisition Process, which called for a successful demonstration of that ability. Raytheon now awaits further developments, while planning to continue trials.

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