Dies ist angeblich die erste Nahaufnahme von AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder-Raketen im ukrainischen Dienst.

thanks to the Dutch Ukraine has 900 of these missiles

[https://eadaily.com/en/news/2024/09/09/the-ukrainian-armed-forces-will-receive-a-sidewinder-to-intercept-the-x-101-and-geraniums-2-and-where-are-our-mig-29](https://eadaily.com/en/news/2024/09/09/the-ukrainian-armed-forces-will-receive-a-sidewinder-to-intercept-the-x-101-and-geraniums-2-and-where-are-our-mig-29)

Hopefully we see the green light for aim 120 D and slam ER soon. The newer varient of HARM would also be good for hitting stretigic Russian SAMs

Hope they won’t sleep tonight 🙂

Christmas came early!

Amazing

Sidewinders always comes packaged in set of 3’s.

These are for combat merged or near merged encounters, they are “fox 2” missiles – meaning they are passive, infrared homing, close range missiles. 9x Block 2 guidance can be assisted with Datalink (a networked battlespace data system, almost making them Fox 3’s – active guidance), if activated on the f16’s, allowing input guidance of radar tracking by craft such as the AWACS Ukraine is getting from Sweden. They also work with the Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System, an advanced helmet system that greatly improves pilots’ situational awareness and target engagement, which Ukrainian f16’s will have. Good to see, unless you’re a Russian pilot.