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AR-8L corrected air missile is intended for firing from launching units B8M and B8V20 included in the corrected rocket armament of aircrafts like Su-17, Su-24 (with equipment "Klyon"), Su-24M, Su-25, MiG-27K, and also helicopters with target laser illumination system, and for destruction of different types of ground-based targets (tanks, APC, self-propelled artillery launchers, missile launchers, radar stations, aircrafts on the ground, ammunition depots, special trains).
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | State Kyiv Design Bureau "Luch" |
| COUNTRY | Ukraine |
| TYPE |
Unguided missile
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| Aircraft-bearer |
MiG-23, MiG-27, MiG-29, Su-17, Su-24M, Su-25, Su-27
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| Helicopters-bearer |
Helicopter with appropriate equipment
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DIMENSIONS
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| Length, mm | 1.725 |
| Diameter, mm | - |
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WEIGHT
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Maximum missile (launch) weight, kg
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14,7 |
| Warhead weight, kg | 4,3 |
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PERFORMANCE
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| Method of missile's transport | Pods (launcher) |
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Сalibre, mm
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80 |
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Warhead type
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Hollow-charge and fragmentation |
| Armour penetration, mm | 400 |
| Amount of debris | no less than 500 |
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Range, km
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1,2 until 4 |