In first guided launch of AIM-9X, F-16 kills subscale drone
The first guided launch of the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile was successfully conducted July 8 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the Air Force reported July 16. Maj. Bill Peris, a test pilot with the 416th Flight Test Squadron, fired the short-range dogfight missile from an F-16, scoring a...
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