The Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-13 "Axehead") is a Russian hypersonic air-to-air missile with very long range. The missile and its variants also...
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The Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 Archer) is a short-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel NPO that entered service in 1984. The R-73 was...
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The Vympel R-23 (NATO reporting name AA-7 Apex) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel in the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated...
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formed and Vympel became a part of it, as the design and development facility. K-13/R-13 (AA-2 "Atoll") R-4 (AA-5 "Ash") R-23/R-24 (AA-7 "Apex") R-27 (AA-10...
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List of missiles (section R)
AA-12 Adder (NATO reporting name for the Vympel R-77) AA-13 Arrow (NATO reporting name for the Vympel R-37) AAM-3 (Japanese Type 90 air-to-air missile)...
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(Germany) Vympel K-13 (Russia) Vympel R-23 (Russia) Vympel R-27 (Russia) Vympel R-33 (Russia) Vympel R-37 (Russia) Vympel R-73 (Russia) Vympel R-77 (Russia)...
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R-60) AA-9 "Amos" (Vympel R-33) AA-10 "Alamo" (Vympel R-27) AA-11 "Archer" (Vympel R-73) AA-12 "Adder" (Vympel R-77) AA-X-13 "Axehead" (Vympel R-37)...
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The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo) is a family of air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It remains in service with the Russian...
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The Molniya (now Vympel) R-60 (NATO reporting name: AA-8 "Aphid") is a short-range lightweight infrared homing air-to-air missile designed for use by...
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The Vympel NPO R-77 missile (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder) is a Russian active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. It is also known...
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kilometres (160–220 nmi; 190–250 mi) promised by the Vympel R-37 (AA-13 'Arrow') and Novator R-172 missiles, but a Kh-31 derivative could be carried...
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Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 'Archer') – short-range IR Vympel R-77 (NATO reporting name AA-12 'Adder') – medium-range active radar Vympel R-37...
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The R-33 (Russian: Вымпел Р-33, NATO reporting name: AA-9 Amos) is a long-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel. It is the primary armament of the...
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the Russian Navy (Ezh). Its exterior design bears a resemblance to the Vympel R-37 air-to-air missile. The unified multi-functional 9M317 (export designation...
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K-13 (missile) (redirect from Vympel K-13)
The Vympel K-13 (NATO reporting name: AA-2 "Atoll") is a short-range, infrared homing air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It is similar in...
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The Bisnovat (later Molniya then Vympel) R-40 (NATO reporting name AA-6 'Acrid') is a long-range air-to-air missile developed in the 1960s by the Soviet...
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Phoenix missile and Vympel manufactured R-33 (NATO designation AA-9 'Amos') use this technique also. Some variants of the Vympel R-27 use SARH for the...
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and DRDO R-172 long range air-to-air missile Vympel NPO R-27 (AA-10 Alamo) medium range air-to-air missile (R-27EA variant only) Vympel NPO R-37 (AA-13...
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Forces (VVS) new MiG-23 fighter aircraft and used in conjunction with the Vympel R-23 (NATO codename: AA-7 Apex) beyond visual range air-to-air missile. Sapfir-23L...
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The Bisnovat (later Molniya) R-4 (NATO reporting name AA-5 'Ash') was an early Soviet long-range air-to-air missile. It was used primarily as the sole...
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most demanded high-precision weapons by 5 times. Structure of the holding: Vympel NPO MKB Raduga Region SSPE NPO Mashinostroyeniya PO Strela PZ Mashinostroitel...
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track up to 10 targets and simultaneously attack four of them with its Vympel R-33 missiles. The radar is matched with an infrared search and track (IRST)...
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used the 9B-1348 radar seeker designed for the R-77 missile. The development process was assisted by Vympel NPO and Tactical Missile Corporation and benefited...
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locking and firing the MiG-29's Vympel R-27 missile (German MiG-29s did not have access to the more advanced Vympel R-77 that equips more advanced MiG-29...
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fillet, all-moving tailplane, third airbrake added behind the ventral fin. Vympel K-13 (AA-2 'Atoll') air-to-air missile (AAM) capability was added late in...
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and J-11D only) PL-12 PL-10 (Later B and D models) PL-9 PL-8 Vympel R-77 Vympel R-27 Vympel R-73 Rockets: Unguided rocket launcher Bombs: Free-fall cluster...
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Kh-29 (category Vympel NPO products)
only air-to-ground munition, but when they moved exclusively to space work Vympel took over development of the Kh-29. The first firing of the missile took...
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List of aerospace engineers (section R)
Andrey Lyapin [ru] (1912–1985) – chief missile designer at OKB-134, now Vympel NPO Arkhip Lyulka (1908–1984) – engine designer, founder of the OKB-165...
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acquired an AIM-7 in 1968 and a Vympel team started copying it as the K-25. The missile did not enter production as the R-23 was thought to have better...
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ergonomics, helmet-mounted display, and the ability to fire Vympel R-27 (NATO: AA-10 "Alamo") and Vympel R-77 (NATO: AA-12 "Adder") missiles. For a lesser price...
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