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US Navy fires first next generation Sidewinder missile
The US Navy and US Air Force's joint RaytheonAIM-9X Sidewinder programme passed a major milestone on 18 March with the first live test firing of the next generation air-to-air missile. The missile was launched from a US Navy Boeing F/A-18C fighter flying subsonic at 4,575m (15,000ft) operating from the China ...
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