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GRAN Guided air-to-air missile of close air combat

GRAN Guided air-to-air missile of close air combat © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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GRAN - Mockup missile

High manoeuvrable guided air-to-air missile of the close air combat with infra-red homing head, non-contact radar target sensor in the millimeter range and controllable vector of the engine traction is intended for interception and destruction of the high manoeuv-rable means of aerial attack and reconnaissance under conditions of attack:

- at any time of twenty-four hours
- into forward and backward semispheres of the targets
- against ground, sky and water surface backgrounds
- under the ordinary and complex weather conditions
- with active informational and manoeuvrable counteraction of the enemy.

Missile is intended for use in the armament systems of the fighters, front bombers and low-flying attack aircrafts.




Technical specifications

DESIGNER State Kyiv Design Bureau "Luch" 
COUNTRY Ukraine
TYPE
Guided air-to-air missile of close air combat
Aircraft-bearer
MiG-29 and others aircraft.
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m 2,90
Diameter, m 0,165
WEIGHT
 
Maximum missile (launch) weight, kg
60
PERFORMANCE
 
Warhead type Rod
Launch range, km  
- max at the front hemisphere 40
- min at the rear hemisphere 20
Minimum launch distance, km  
- at the front hemisphere 0,65
- at the rear hemisphere 0,3
Defeated targets g-load, g 12
Guidance system Infrared (IR)
Fighter type target kill probability 70

 

 


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