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AIM-9X Sidewinder
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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AIM-9XSidewinder

Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) · United States · 2003
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AIM-9XSidewinder

AIM-9X Sidewinder
AIM-9X Sidewinder Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 89
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Agility / Off-Boresight
95
Seeker Performance
90
Range
70
Counter-Measure Resistance
92
Speed
85
Lethality
90
Reliability
88
HMS Integration
98
Technology
95
Cost-Effectiveness
80
Methodology ↗ → Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) ranking
Origin United States
ManufacturerRaytheon, Hughes Aircraft Company
CategoryShort-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)
EraPost-Cold War
In service2003
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality83%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)ranking ↗methodology ↗
89
Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) MASS Rating
1/5
Post-Cold War
1/14
All-Time
Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) · 10 axes scored
Agility / Off-Boresight
95
Seeker Performance
90
Range
70
Counter-Measure Resistance
92
Speed
85
Lethality
90
Reliability
88
HMS Integration
98
Technology
95
Cost-Effectiveness
80
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the short-range aam (sraam / wvr) category.
01 / Overview
AIM-9X Sidewinder
Category
Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)
Country
United States
Prime contractor
Raytheon, Hughes Aircraft Company
Production
2003–
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR) · POST-COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
88
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
89
short-range aam (sraam / wvr) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the short-range aam (sraam / wvr) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 2003Production started
  2. 2026First deployment: 2026 Iran War
23
years in service
04 / MASS Score
SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR) RANKING Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) · Post-Cold War
#1 SE IRIS-T 89 #2 US AIM-9X Sidewinder (this weapon) 89 #3 BR Rafael Python 5 89 #4 GB AIM-132 ASRAAM 88
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
1SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR)1POST-COLD WAR · SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR)51UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · SHORT-RANGE AAM (SRAAM / WVR)
ⓘ Rankings are within theShort-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR)category.
Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) Post-Cold War United States RaytheonHughes Aircraft Company
📚 Sources
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