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R-77 Medium-range missiles

R-77 Medium-range missiles © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder
Export designation: RVV-AE

The missile is intended to defeat airborne targets round-the-clock, from various aspects, against background of earth and water surfaces, under ECM, with the “fire-and-forget” principle, featuring multi channel firing.




Technical specifications

DESIGNER "Vympel" Design buream
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Medium-range missiles
Aircraft-bearer (aerial means)
MiG-29SD (SE, SM, M), MiG-31, Su-35,Su-37 and other planes as well
POWER-PLANT
Solid - propellant rocket
Thrust, kgf
-
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
3,6
Diameter, m
0,200
Wing span, m
0,454 (0,400)
Fin span, m
0,750 (0,740)
WEIGHT
 
Maximum missile weight
175
Warhead weight, kg
22 (18)
PERFORMANCE
 
Maximum speed, km/h
5.512 
Permissible (minimum) launch distance, m
300
Target g-load, g
12
Maximum launch range, km
80
Temperature (limits), °C -
Guidance head
-
Caliber, mm
200
Warhead type
rod
Fighter type target kill probability
70%
Guidance system
Active radar, INS, Infrared





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