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| An AIM-9X on an F-15C, 2002. (Image: Wiki Commons) |
Wendell Minnick
TAIPEI — Taiwan has secured the new AIM-9X Blk-2 Sidewinder air-to-air missile from the United States.
The July 1 contract notification entails 40 Raytheon-built AIM-9Xs and 40 AIM-9X training missiles, along with four spare propulsion steering sections containers.
The sale was made via the Foreign Military Sales program under the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Work is expected to be completed in March 2019, and the US Naval Air Systems Command is the contacting activity.
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