AIM-95 Agile

The AIM-95 Agile was an infrared air-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy from the late 1960s for the F-14 Tomcat, intended to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder after Vietnam War experience had shown existing missiles achieving success rates of only 9 to 14 percent in combat. It combined an infrared seeker with a solid propellant, thrust vectoring rocket motor for high off boresight lock-on and maneuverability compatible with a helmet mounted sight, and was flight tested at China Lake and through the ACEVAL/AIMVAL joint trials at Nellis Air Force Base from 1975 to 1978. The program was formally canceled in 1975 on cost grounds after improved versions of the Sidewinder closed the performance gap, and the Agile never entered service. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/