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Missiles1956–present
Short-range air-to-air missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile originating in United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is Raytheon Company Ford Aerospace Loral Corp. Nammo.
United StatesTechnical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Short-range air-to-air missile
United States
1956–present
See Operators
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 1989 air battle near Tobruk Gulf War Bosnian War Operation Allied Force 2023 Chinese balloon incident Gaza war Red Sea crisis Russian invasion of Ukraine 2026 Iran War
Raytheon Company Ford Aerospace Loral Corp. Nammo
US$381,069.74 (Block II) US$399,500.00 (Block II Plus) US$209,492.75 (training missile) (All as of 2019 )
1953–present
188 pounds (85.3 kg)
9 feet 11 inches (3.02 m)
5 in (127.0 mm)
11 in (279.4 mm)
WDU-17/B annular blast-fragmentation
20.8 lb (9.4 kg)
IR proximity fuze
Hercules/Bermite Mk. 36 solid-fuel rocket
0.6 to 22 miles (1.0 to 35.4 km )
Mach 2.5+
Imaging infrared homing , 128×128 element focal plane array (AIM-9X), Infrared homing (most models), Semi-active radar homing (AIM-9C)
Aircraft, naval vessels, fixed launchers, and ground vehicles
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bahrain
El Salvador
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Ethiopia
Finland
Hungary
Greece
Germany
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Tunisia
United States
UAE
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AIM-9 Sidewinder equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
Australia
Bahrain
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
FinlandNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Air-to-air missile", 3 rows summed. The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
NetherlandsReported count for AIM-9 Sidewinder · AIM-9X Block II / AIM-9 Sidewinder · AIM-9X Block II+. Service scope: Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 409 / quantity: 43. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United States
Venezuela
YemenArgentina, Australia, Belgium, Bahrain, El Salvador, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Hungary, Greece, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Republic of China (Taiwan), Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, United States, UAE, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen
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