I believe the AIM-9X and similar missiles have imaging IR seekers that are far better suited for track low-heat and stealth targets.
UV seeker as well.
They use IR/UV in combination as most aircraft these days will glint in the UV spectrum.
And if they take the radar seeker from the experimental radar homing Stinger, or combine it with the other two seeker modes, it will be interesting indeed.
dear comrade sukhoi,
the AIM-9x series has been around since the 1950’s.
All the launch systems have been going through the wringer since that time. This latest picture shows the missiles inside ‘launcher containers’, which does make handling the missiles a lot easier for the fragile electronics than boxing/unboxing and hoisting them onto external launcher rails.
The Stinger missiles were developed and began production in the 1980’s, of which I participated.
Could be.
Article also mentions artillery rounds, which I would expect would be relatively warm from friction with the barrel.