AIM-9 Product Improvement
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 (AMRAAM). 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 1C (ACAT 1C) joint-service program with Navy lead. The Block II program is in Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and the LRIP-4 contract was awarded in June 2014. This budget line item continues to fund the development, test and integration of software updates to the missile, redesign of obsolete missile components, insensitive munitions improvements and aircraft platform integration to ensure these capabilities perform in accordance with established requirements as documented in the Capabilities Production Document. Beginning in FY 2016, Navy will join the US Air Force efforts already in progress to develop missile software improvements for the next incremental version 9.4 (v9.4) as well as hardware updates to improve Insensitive Munitions performance. AIM-9X Block I concluded in FY2011 and all funding/quantity data in the documents are associated with Block II activities. BA7- This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year. The FY2016 funding request was reduced by $2.484 million to account for the availability of prior execution balances.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- 674132_0207161F_7_3600_PB_2016
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