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Maj. Ryan Howland of the F-22 Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, California, was at the controls for the first supersonic AIM-9X launch From an F-22 on 30 July 2012.


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And this was the first:

http://www.codeonemagazine.com/news_item.html?item_id=756

Many, including myself, have felt this missile should have been operational with the F-22 long ago. Not with the "ancient" 9M.

It's coming...

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Yep. Once the F-22 gets the Block II -9Xs, that will represent a major leap in capability.
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The first AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile launch from F-22A #91-4006 traveling at supersonic speeds was carried out on July 30th, 2012 over the Sea Test Range at Point Mugu, California.


The first AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile launch from F-22A #91-4006 traveling at supersonic speeds was carried out on July 30th, 2012 over the Sea Test Range at Point Mugu, California.


The first AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile launch from F-22A #91-4006 traveling at supersonic speeds was carried out on July 30th, 2012 over the Sea Test Range at Point Mugu, California.

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