Sidewinder wound in

1997-01-01T14:53:00

The Royal Navy has withdrawn some of its AIM-9 Sidewinder infra-red short range air-to-air missiles following the discovery of cracking in missile warheads. The cracks were discovered during routine X-ray inspection. The affected missiles were purchased in 1979 and 1981. The affected warheads are being withdrawn.

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