Sidewinder to take aim at ground targets

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/01/airforce_sidewinder_010910w/

A software tweak will transform the venerable Sidewinder missile,
known for its air-to-air precision, into a weapon that can strike
rapidly moving targets on the ground.

With three tests already proving that the AIM-9X Sidewinder can zero
in on a boat or armored personnel carrier, the next step is to refine
the way pilots aim and launch them, said Jeffrey White, AIM-9X program
manager at Raytheon Co., which developed the missiles. Those tests
begin this year.