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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Raytheon Company and U.S. Air Force Conduct 100th Launch of AIM-9X Sidewinder
The U.S. Air Force 40th Test Squadron successfully conducted the 100th live fire of an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at Eglin Air Force Base.

The test confirmed the missile's ability to function as a "node in the battlespace network" in future air battles and confirmed the missile's ability to cue to previously impossible off-bore sight angles.

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