AIM-9 Sidewinder vs Zuni (rocket): Specs Compared

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AMissiles

AIM-9 Sidewinder

Short-range air-to-air missile

BMissiles

Zuni (rocket)

Air-to-surface rocket

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AIM-9 SidewinderLength

3.02 m

Length source ↗

Zuni (rocket)Length

2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AIM-9 Sidewinderlarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+51%
Range+127%

Zuni (rocket)larger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 71 rows sourced on both sides

3.02m

Length+51%

All recorded figures & sources

3.02 m

Length

Single source

9 feet 11 inches (3.02 m)^[source]

2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

AIM-9 Sidewinder and Zuni (rocket) configuration
Specification	AIM-9 Sidewinder	Zuni (rocket)
Type	Short-range air-to-air missile^[source]	Air-to-surface rocket^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1956–present^[source]	—
Used by	See Operators^[source]	United States military French Air Force Ukrainian Air Force^[source]

Manufacturer	Raytheon Company Ford Aerospace Loral Corp. Nammo^[source]	—

Unit cost	US$381,069.74 (Block II) US$399,500.00 (Block II Plus) US$209,492.75 (training missile) (All as of 2019 )^[source]	—

Produced	1953–present^[source]	1957–present^[source]

Warhead	WDU-17/B annular blast-fragmentation^[source]	various^[source]

Detonation mechanism	IR proximity fuze^[source]	—

Engine	Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket^[source]	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Guidance system	Imaging infrared homing , 128×128 element focal plane array (AIM-9X), Infrared homing (most models), Semi-active radar homing (AIM-9C)^[source]	None^[source]

Launch platform	Aircraft, naval vessels, fixed launchers, and ground vehicles^[source]	—

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