and 27 other nations, of which perhaps one percent have been used in combat. The Sidewinder is the most widely used air-to-air missile in the West, with more than 110,000 missiles produced for the U.S. Its adaptability has kept it in service over newer designs like the AIM-95 Agile and SRAAM that were intended to replace it. This led to all-aspect capabilities in the L version which proved to be an extremely effective weapon during combat in the Falklands War and the Operation Mole Cricket 19 ('Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot') in Lebanon.

Originally a tail-chasing system, early models saw extensive use during the Vietnam War but had a low success rate. This modularity allowed for the introduction of newer seekers and rocket motors, including the AIM-9C variant, which used semi-active radar homing and served as the basis of the AGM-122 Sidearm anti-radar missile. Low-level development started in the late 1940s, emerging in the early 1950s as a guidance system for the modular Zuni rocket. The Soviet K-13 (AA-2 'Atoll'), a reverse-engineered copy of the AIM-9B, was also widely adopted by a number of nations.

Since then the Sidewinder has proved to be an enduring international success, and its latest variants remain standard equipment in most Western-aligned air forces. The AIM-9 Sidewinder (where 'AIM' stands for 'Air Intercept Missile') is a short-range air-to-air missile which entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and subsequently was adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. Aircraft, naval vessels, fixed launchers, and ground vehicles

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