The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract valued at $736m for the production of the Block II variant of the AIM-9X ...
Development of the AIM-9X Block II began in 2008. Notably, the Block II allows the missile to lock-on after launch with the ...
carrying and employing a live AIM-9X Sidewinder in the course of the exercise. F-35s also conducted a hot reload of GBU-12 Paveway II Laser-Guided Bombs, GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions and ...