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Showing posts with label SRAAM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SRAAM. Show all posts

Saturday, June 13, 2015

R60M (AA-8 Aphid)



Type: IR-guided Within-Visual Range air-to-air missile

Designer: NPO Molniya (now under Vympel JSC)


Deployed: India, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar,

Range: 8 km

Propulsion: solid-fuel rocket engine

Platform: MiG-29, MiG-21, MiG-23 (former), Tejas LCA, F7, F7BG, J8, JH7, 

Matra Super 530









Variants: Matra Super 530D.

Type: Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile

Designer: Mécanique Aviation Traction (Matra)

Range: 35 Kms

Engine: Solid-fuel rocket motor.

Platform: Dassault Mirage 2000-2005 Mk 2, Dassault Rafale, Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51, LCA tejas

R550 Matra Magic


Variants: Magic 2.

Type: Short Range Air-to-Air Missile

Deployed: India, Pakistan

Designer: Mécanique Aviation Traction (Matra) 

Range: 35 Kms

Engine: Solid-fuel rocket motor.

Platform: Dassault Mirage 2000-2005 Mk 2, Dassault Rafale, Mirage 3/5, Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51 .

Friday, June 12, 2015

R73 (AA-11 Archer)


The R-73 is an infrared homing (heat-seeking) missile with a sensitive, cryogenic cooled seeker with a substantial "off-boresight" capability: the seeker can "see" targets up to 40° off the missile's centerline. It can be targeted by a helmet-mounted sight (HMS) allowing pilots to designate targets by looking at them. Minimum engagement range is about 300 meters, with maximum aerodynamic range of nearly 30 km (19 mi) at altitude. .

Variants: R73M1, R73M2, R73E,

Type: Short Range Air-to-Air Missile

Deployed: India, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar

Designer: Vympel MKB

Range: 30-50 Kms

Engine: Solid-fuel rocket motor.

Platform: SU 30 MKI, Mig 29UPG, Mig 29K, LCA Tejas, Mig 21 bison,