AIM-9X
Abstract
AIM-9X is a long-term evolution of the AIM-9, a fielded system, qualifying this as a research category operational systems development. The AIM-9X short range Air-to-Air missile modification program provides a launch and leave, air combat munition that uses passive Infra-Red (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). The AIM-9X Block II missile is critical to project power and win decisively in accordance with the Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Planning Guidance and CNO's Navigation Plan 2015-2019. The missile is essential to Pacific Command plans to counter threats employed by advanced Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) electronic attack, cruise missiles, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. This line item completes the operational testing of the AIM-9X Block II for Full Rate Production decision, as well as continues Technical Refresh of components and software to meet threshold requirements of the capabilities production document. Specifically, the program will redesign, develop and integrate obsolete components, implement cost reduction initiatives, enhance insensitive munitions performance and incrementally improve operational flight software to fully utilize capabilities of the missile. The program strategy is to first redesign the control actuation system (CAS) battery, along with the AIM-9X Block II Plus, and incorporate it into the Lot 17 (FY 2017) production missile. Next, the program will complete AIM-9X Block II software improvements (software version 9.4) and release it into Lot 18 (FY 2018) and prior missiles. The software will provide improved infrared counter-countermeasures, correct partial degraded cueing, improved lock on after launch capability, improve small target acquisition, and provide surface attack capability. Finally, the program will redesign the inertial measurement unit, the dome, and the guidance unit processor and incorporate these hardware changes into the Lot 19 (FY 2019) production missile. This last item will include a software re-host onto the weapon system (software version 10.4) to ensure new components do not degrade overall system performance. The guidance unit processor is the critical component to ensure continued production of the missile system and avoid production line gaps after Lot 18.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 0457_0207161N_7_1319_PB_2017
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