Raytheon air-to-air missile could be adapted to subs

A Raytheon-made missile originally designed for air combat may one day be reborn as a submarine-launched defensive weapon, according to a U.S. Navy official. The Navy has expressed interested in adapting Raytheon's AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range, air-to-air missile for use on submarines, which would...

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