"Scott Ferrin" wrote
(phil hunt) wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:46:49 -0600, Scott Ferrin
wrote:

I remember reading that the kinematics of the -9X are much better
than
previous Sidewinders and that it's range is significantly higher
as a
result.

That sounds very plausible.

Unfortunately, the USAF specified that the AIM-9X use the same motor,
warhead and fuze at the current AIM-9M with TVC added to roughly the
same planform. I don't expect much different kinematics in the AIM-9X.
IIRC, Raytheon proposed an optional 6 inch motor but the USAF
declined.