Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation (conventional) weighing 20.8 pounds (9.36 kg) The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a family of short-range air-to-air missiles carried on a wide range of modern tactical ...

There are several reasons why the F-35s used the AIM-9X to destroy the drones. One of them is the small size of the drones used in the exercise, as this implies a smaller radar cross section which ...