AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, the monstrous weapon that destroyed the Chinese spy balloon

A missile fired by the American fighter that, in one fell swoop, shot down the Chinese spy balloon. The AIM-9 is the name of the $400,000 American weapon and is the most widely used Sidewinder in the West. The missile was fired at close range by the F-22 fighter and, as quoted by The unitythese missiles can be detected by the F-22’s AN/APG-77 radar and the AIM-9X Block II can use its data link to locate and track the target with the help of the fighter’s powerful radar after launch.

The missile that shot down #ChinaThe Aim-9 sidewinder balloon costs $400,000.

It was fired by the F22 Raptor.

The total cost of operations in the US is estimated to be around $10,00,000

If it was Trump on WH he would have shot the balloon and sent the bill to Xi

Meanwhile China: pic.twitter.com/Ek320cUGJA

— Punit Khimasia (@khimasiapunit) February 5, 2023

Information about the Chinese balloon crash was shared by senior US military and defense officials at a subsequent press conference: An F-22 Raptor from the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley Air Force Base fired a single AIM-9X Sidewinder missile that shot down the balloon from an altitude of 58,000 feet.

The AIM-9 Sidewinder (where “AIM” stands for “Air Intercept Missile”) is a short-range air-to-air missile that entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and was later adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. , the Sidewinder proved to be an internationally successful weapon, used by most Allied air forces.