Zuni (rocket)
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The Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket, or simply Zuni, is a 5.0 in unguided rocket developed by the Hunter Douglas Division of Bridgeport Brass Company and deployed by the United States Armed Fo
Zuni unguided rocket
A VA-113 A-4F launching Zunis during the Battle of Khe Sanh, 1968.
Sailors aboard Forrestal battle a massive ordnance fire triggered by a Zuni rocket
AIM-9 Sidewinder
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The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile. It entered service with the United States Navy in 1956 and the Air Force in 1964, and is one of the oldest, cheapest, and most successful air-
Zuni (rocket)
…warhead had a proximity fuze, as the rocket was originally intended to be used as an air-to-air rocket. This led to its selection as the basis for the AIM-9 Sidewinder airframe in the early 1950s. The Zuni was approved for production in 1957. A number of different launchers were tested for the Zuni, e.g. the twin-tube…
AIM-9L/I-1
Prototype Sidewinder-1 missile on an AD-4 Skyraider during flight testing at NAWS China Lake, 1952
An F9F-8 Cougar with AIM-9Bs Naval Ordnance Test Station China Lake in 1956
AIM-9L Captive air training missile with part/section in blue color, denoting inert warhead and rocket motor, for training purposes.