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    The Sidewinder AIM-9 missile is an air-to-air missile used by many countries that employs infrared guidance. RUAG Aviation provides depot-level maintenance and life cycle management services for the AIM-9P variants, having worked with the missile for over 40 years. They can offer upgrades from the AIM-9P-3 to the AIM-9P-4/5, as well as support for all major components, to extend the service life of the system past 2020.

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    The Sidewinder AIM-9 missile is an air-to-air missile used by many countries that employs infrared guidance. RUAG Aviation provides depot-level maintenance and life cycle management services for the AIM-9P variants, having worked with the missile for over 40 years. They can offer upgrades from the AIM-9P-3 to the AIM-9P-4/5, as well as support for all major components, to extend the service life of the system past 2020.

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    The Sidewinder AIM-9 missile is an air-to-air missile used by many countries that employs infrared guidance. RUAG Aviation provides depot-level maintenance and life cycle management services for the AIM-9P variants, having worked with the missile for over 40 years. They can offer upgrades from the AIM-9P-3 to the AIM-9P-4/5, as well as support for all major components, to extend the service life of the system past 2020.

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    SIDEWINDER AIM-9P-4/5 Integrated

    Life-Cycle Management (ILCM)

    The Sidewinder AIM-9 missile is a supersonic, air launched


    guided missile employing passive infrared target detection.

    Description
    The Sidewinder AIM-9 was originally introduced in 1978 with upgrades to the
    target detector and a new, reduced smoke SR116 rocket motor.

    The missile comprises of following major components:


    –– Guidance Control Section (GCS)
    –– Warhead
    –– Target Detector (TD/AOTD) or Influence
    –– Fuze (IF)
    –– Rocket Motor (RM)

    The Sidewinder AIM-9 missile remains in service in many countries around the
    world. To ensure a safe, effective and reliable operation beyond its designed
    operational service life, professional and timely application of PBLCM services
    are required.

    RUAG Aviation is the sole source depot level maintenance contractor for the
    Swiss and US Air Force for the Sidewinder AIM-9P family and in this role has
    accumulated more than 40 years of Sidewinder AIM-9P-4/5 PBLCM experience.

    Along with ATK, a teaming partner of RUAG Aviation, upgrade of Sidewinder


    AIM-9P-3 to Sidewinder AIM-9P-4/5 and full service support for the Sidewinder
    AIM-9P-4/5 major components can be offered, which ensures the extension of
    the operational service life and the availability of an effective and lethal missile
    weapon system beyond the year 2020.
    Integrated Life-Cycle Management Sidewinder AIM-9P-3/-4/5

    Nomenclature Part Number MRO-Level Remark

    Guidance Control Sections (GCS) AIM-9P-3 Series Replacement by AIM 9P-4/5


    GCS (subject to US Gov. approval)

    Guidance Control Sections AIM-9P-4/5 Series Depot Automatic Final Acceptance


    (GCS) and Integration Testing

    Seeker 1021630, 1021630R3 Depot Performance Verification by


    155269 Seeker Test Station

    Active Optical Target Detector 49915-7 Intermediate Life Cycle Maintenance


    DSU-21 (AOTD)

    Wings & Rollerons 657458, 69E33005-30/10 Depot Repair & Calibration

    Fins 130211-1, 130211-2 Replacement

    Umbilical Cable 155206, 143844 Replacement

    Rocket Motor SR-116-HP-1 657041, 1568328, 776740, Replacement


    808260

    Test Equipment & Infrastructure

    Automatic Final Acceptance and Repair & Testing of printed Circuit Class 10`000 Cleanroom with Seeker Final Acceptance and Test
    Integration Test Station Boards Class 1`000 Laminar Flow Benches Station

    Benefits

    More than 500 GCS repaired and acceptance tested for Sidewinder
    AIM-9P-4/5 customers worldwide

    Full Depot Level Capability

    All required spare parts available

    Short Turn Around Time (TAT)

    On site technical and training assistance

    Spare parts for sale

    More than 30`000 rocket motors manufactured by ATK


    05.12/MIS_Sidewinder_AIM-9P_ILCM_E

    RUAG Aviation | Seetalstrasse 175 | P.O. Box 301 | 6032 Emmen | Switzerland
    Tel. +41 41 268 41 11 | Fax +41 41 268 39 95 | military.aviation@ruag.com | www.ruag.com

    Legal domicile: RUAG Schweiz AG | Seetalstrasse 175 | P.O. Box 301 | 6032 Emmen | Switzerland

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