American air-to-air missile. Infrared-homing air-to-air missile. The first successful air-to-air missile, copied in Russia and China, licensed to many allies, and continuing in production into the 21st Century.
AKA: AAM-N-7;AIM-9A;GAR-8;Sidewinder 1.
Development Cost $ 52,400,000; Recurring Price $ 5,630 average for models AIM-9A to AIM-9J. Total build models A-J=73,000.