With full-rate production authorized in August, the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missile program is tracking to meet initial operational capability for the Air Force by the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, according to the missile's program manager. The Block II program, led by the Navy and prime contractor Raytheon, stumbled in initial operational test and evaluation after a hardware deficiency was discovered in 2013, Inside the Air Force previously reported. But the missile rebounded during operational testing...
