Air Force Sinks Boat with Sidewinder
Raytheon, a defense contractor that builds a variety of missiles and other systems for the military, announced that its AIM-9X Sidewinder–a heat-seeking, air-to-air missile–was successfully employed–in an air-to-ground test.
The use of air-to-air missiles in an air-to-ground role has an interesting history. Pilots who flew in Read more