Tactical Aim Missiles

Abstract

The AIM-9X (Sidewinder) short-range air-to-air missile is a long term evolution of the AIM-9 series of fielded missiles. The AIM-9X missile program provides a launch and leave, air combat munition that uses passive infrared (IR) energy for acquisition and tracking of enemy aircraft and complements the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. Air superiority in the short-range air-to-air missile arena is essential and includes first shot, first kill opportunity against an enemy employing IR countermeasures. The AIM-9X employs several components common with the AIM-9M (fuze, rocket motor and warhead). Anti-Tamper features have been incorporated to protect improvements inherent in this design. AIM-9X is a Post Milestone III, Acquisition Category IC joint service program with Navy lead. The Block II program has entered into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) with the Lot 11 (Block II LRIP 1) contract awarded in September 2011, and Lot 12 (Block II LRIP 2) awarded in December 2011. This budget line continues the development, test and integration of software updates to the missile and aircraft platform integration to ensure these capabilities perform in accordance with established requirements as documented in the Capabilities Production Document. The AIM-9X Block III builds upon the incremental acquisition strategy used to develop AIM-9X Block I and Block II to provide increased kinematics, lethality, enhanced IR Counter-Measure performance against emerging advanced threats, and improved Insensitive Munitions performance and will employ several components common with the AIM-9X Block II (advanced seeker, Advanced Optical Target Detector / datalink). This program is funded under Operational Systems Development because it includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 0207161N_7_1319_PB_2014
• Change Summary Explanation: Schedule: Project Unit 0457: Completion of OT-C1 has been extended from 3rd Qtr FY 2013 to 1st Qtr FY 2014 as a result of the Operational Test Readiness Review (OTRR) held in April 2012. Updated program requirements leading up to the OTRR (including detailed OT Test Plan development) and provided during the OTRR determined the need to extend the OT-C1 period. LRIP-3 Production Contract award has been extended from 2nd Qtr FY 2013 to 3rd Qtr FY 2013 as a result of extended contract negotiations. Project Unit 0458: The Block III acquisition and system development schedule has been updated to incorporate the discussions with DASN(AIR), PEO(T) Staff, and PMA functional leads at the initial Acquisition Coordination Team (A.C.T.) meeting for the AIM-9X Block III program held in June 2012, as well as the pre-Acquisition Review Board held in February 2013. Cost: Funding increased in FY14 for Project Unit 0458 by $9.916M to fully integrate the new rocket motor technologies into the AIM-9X weapons system and threshold platforms.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• 4G Wireless Networks
• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Control Systems
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Estimates
• Costs
• Engineering
• Insensitive Explosives
• Materials
• Munitions
• Navy Aircraft
• Procurement
• Rocket Engines
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Missile Defense Systems.