Mar 24, 2023 · “A new weapons adapter, nicknamed Sidekick, enables the F-35 to carry two AIM-120 sized missiles at internal weapons bay stations 4 and 8,” Lockheed Martin responded in a …

May 2, 2019 · The new rack is called Sidekick and adds a little extra weight but enables each of the two weapons bays to carry three AIM-120s instead of the current two, for a total of six …

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for both air superiority …

Mar 7, 2025 · Between the addition of new anti-ship cruise missiles and the delivery of new F-35 jets with Sidekick compatibility, the U.S. Navy is pushing forward to a new standard for the …

May 3, 2019 · According to Seapower Magazine, Lockheed Martin has developed a new weapons rack, Sidekick, that can cram a third AMRAAM missile into each of the F-35’s weapons bays. …

May 5, 2020 · The Sidekick is a modification from Lockheed Martin to allow the A and C variants to carry up to six AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles (instead of four) in its internal weapons …

Apr 13, 2023 · Lot 15 marks the start of an effort to field F-35s able to carry a higher number of advanced, longer-range weapons cued by fused sensors across F-35s and other platforms. …

The new rack, called Sidekick, enables each of the two weapons bays of the Air Force F-35A and Navy carrier-capable F-35C to carry three AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air …

Sep 11, 2019 · F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin says it has created a fix that solves one of the F-35’s biggest problems: not enough missiles. The new system, called Sidekick, allows the F …

Nov 20, 2021 · The F-22's Sidewinder bays were designed specifically for the purpose, and have good visibility forward, outboard, and above - and above is probably the most important, as a …