Author: Michael

Raytheon announced in June 2025 that it was awarded a $1.1 billion contract by the U.S. Navy to produce AIM-9X Block II missiles. This represents the largest contract ever awarded for the program and will increase Sidewinder production to 2,500 missiles annually. The contract will bolster and modernize America’s missile supply as existing stockpiles are depleted to support foreign military aid worldwide.
With this milestone contract, let’s take a look at how the Sidewinder became the most successful air-to-air missile in history.

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Everyone knows that sound: the high-pitched whir of an unmanned aircraft system, racing through the air overhead. To a soldier below, it’s the sound of lost control. As warfighters struggle to deal with this new sense of vulnerability, the mere sound of drones has become a source of post-traumatic stress disorder — a strong indicator of drones’ psychological potency. It’s time to openly discuss what such cognitive dynamics mean for military influence operations.Most assessments of drone capabilities focus on their kinetic effects.

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