More Sidewinders Received From U.S.

October 26 2009

Switzerland

The Swiss arms-procurement agency Armasuisse has accepted delivery of another batch of air-to-air missiles from the United States, reports defense-aerospace.com.

Switzerland is acquiring the AIM-9X Sidewinder for its F/A-18 fighters.

The new missiles will also replace obsolete AIM-9P weapons, officials said.

About US$114 million has been earmarked for the Sidewinder program.

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