TUCSON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile has been successfully used as a ground-based air defense weapon was conducted recently by the U.S. Army and Raytheon.
In the test, the unmodified missile locked onto an unmanned aerial vehicle target before launch, and then intercepted and destroyed the UAS, which was flying at an altitude of more than 4,900 feet, Raytheon said.