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DM-me-ur-tits-plz- t1_j9xoe57 wrote

Reply to comment by goj-145 in [OC] Cost of Taking Down Unidentified Object Over Lake Huron by Metalytiq

The Sidewinder is 70 year old technology. It's still used by nearly every NATO military to this day because it's the best at what it does.

No joke.

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coolguymark t1_j9xot2w wrote

It’s been upgraded numerous times and the latest aim9x version is the best or very close to the best high of bore sight short range infrared missile in the world.

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DM-me-ur-tits-plz- t1_j9xovwz wrote

Yeah definitely, the 9x is nothing like the 9a from the 50s. Just saying that calling it a joke is ridiculous when it's the single most tried and true short range missile on the planet.

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BUSFULOFNUNS t1_j9xycj5 wrote

Can it hit a 50 cent balloon on the first attempt?

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iveoles t1_j9y20g7 wrote

It’s not designed to hit 50 cent balloons. That’d be a bigger waste of money.

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Siggi_pop t1_j9yluxe wrote

Yeah it's like saying Ford F-series is a 1948 technology.

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