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

A significant update to the U.S.-made MQ-9 Reaper drone appears to be making ... More recent iterations of the drone are capable of firing the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile in addition ...

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.

Over the years, the MQ-9 has been upgraded in order to retain emerging weapon systems. Modern Reapers are capable of firing ...

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

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

Additionally, this contract provides program protection, cybersecurity, information assurance and training for the AIM-9X system. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (80%); Goleta, California (9 ...

the AIM-9X Sidewinder. The AIM-9 is a family of heat-seeking, air-to-air missiles that have an estimated 270 aircraft kills to their name, according to a 2004 Air Force press release. Though there ...

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $736 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X® SIDEWINDER® missiles. This contract ...

Only this version of the system can fire the ‘X’ variant of the AIM-9 (AIM-9X). “We have (shot down) 252 confirmed targets, including 114 drones and 137 cruise missiles,” said “Baron ...