Sensor / instrument
AIM-9X Sidewinder
Short-range infrared air-to-air missile carried by USAF, USN, and USMC fighter aircraft. On February 12, 2023 a Selfridge ANGB F-16 fired two AIM-9X missiles in the Lake Huron NORAD engagement; the second brought down the object.
Also known as: AIM-9X, Sidewinder
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- DOD · 2023-02-12 · unresolvedLake Huron F-16 UAP engagement
Declassified military footage of the February 12, 2023 NORAD engagement over Lake Huron, in which an F-16 fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at an unidentified object. The video was released as part o...