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An extremely long-range Russian [[air-to-air missile]], licensed to [[India]], apparently optimized for attacking [[high-value a

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A short-range air-to-air missile (NATO: [[AA-8 APHID]]) with infrared guidance

Second-generation Soviet-designed fighter, the first to use [[air-to-air missile]]s

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*[[Meteor missile|Meteor]] [[air-to-air missile]]

A Russian long-range [[air-to-air missile]], the successor to the [[Vympel R-33 (missile)|Vympel R-33 (Western: AA-9

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...he '''Vympel R-33''' (Western designation '''AA-9 AMOS''') is a long-range air-to-air missile, which had been second only to the AIM-54 Phoenix in range. They, and their

...y of an early-model U.S. [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]], the first infrared-guided [[air-to-air missile]] produced by the Soviets

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...er had the agility for air combat maneuvering|dogfighting nor a long-range air-to-air missile and thus did not do well in air superiority fighter roles.

...gn, the '''Vympel R-60''' (NATO codename [[AA-8 APHID]]) is a short-range air-to-air missile comparable to a mid-life [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] missile without all-aspect en

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...mpel R-33 (missile)|Vympel R-33]], the '''Vympel R-37''' is a long-range [[air-to-air missile]],<ref name=I+A-BeyondBVR>{{citation

...ter]], evolved from the [[MiG-15]] and the first Soviet fighter to carry [[air-to-air missile]]s as well as [[autocannon]]

An [[air-to-air missile]] appropriate for tactical situations where it can be fired a target at med

...r guided missiles, usually surface-to-air missile| surface-to-air (SAM) or air-to-air missile| air-to-air (AAM). A SARH missile has a passive radar guidance receiver, an

...new missile, active radar seeker of the AIM-120 AMRAAM|AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM air-to-air missile has been added for terminal guidance. Because of that seeker, the ERAM acro

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The first full-production Soviet [[air-to-air missile]], the '''Vympel K-13''', NATO code name '''AA-2 ATOLL''', was reverse-engi

A Russian short-range air-to-air missile, the '''Vympel R-73''' (NATO AA-11 ARCHER), The missile has cooled infrare

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A new Russian long-range air-to-air missile, the '''Novator R-172''', was originally defined as an "AWACS-killer", or,

*Novator: [[guided missile]]s, especially [[air-to-air missile]]s

...mal signature of potential [[surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air]] and [[air-to-air missile]] threats to tactical aircraft, and is related to theater and strategic [[e

...nd [[air refueling|tanker aircraft]] are surrounded by escorts. Russian [[air-to-air missile]] designers have spent considerable effort in developing long-range radar a

...ich, in turn, derived from the AIM-7 Sparrow, an early beyond visual range air-to-air missile.

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A Russian medium- to long-range air-to-air missile, the '''Vympel R-27''' (NATO AA-10 ALAMO), comes in several versions:

With respect to [[air-to-air missile]]s, a '''beyond visual range (BVR)''' missile is one intended to be fired a

...e ground-launched SLAMRAAM derivative of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. The SLAMRAAM uses a modified MIM-23 HAWK launcher, and the MPQ-64 can guid

...urces that an adversary can detect. It can be used to guide a heat-seeking air-to-air missile such as the AIM-9 Sidewinder or Vympel R-60 (missile)|Vympel R-60, or a cho ...the brilliant exhaust plume generated by the target, received at sensor 2. Air-to-air missile systems also use emitted radiation, but at much lower temperatures; the old

..., to which the active radar seeker of the AIM-120 AMRAAM|AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM air-to-air missile has been added for terminal guidance. Because of that seeker, the ERAM acro

*a wide range of [[air-to-air missile]]s including the [[Vympel R-27 (missile)|R-27 series]], [[Vympel R-60 (miss

...ands of pounds of Mark 8x series conventional bombs. An airliner hit by an air-to-air missile may crash, but it will not vaporize; 100 tons of metal, fuel and flesh are

...tects the signature of potential surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air and air-to-air missile threats the aircraft carrying it. <ref name=GS-SIIRCM>{{citation

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...ed fighter protection if there is any threat from enemy fighters. Soviet [[air-to-air missile]] designers have spent considerable effort on long-range weapons, such as t

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...ee as a high-speed target for both [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAM) and [[air-to-air missile]]s (AAM), for both training and testing. The first version was called the Q

Many attack helicopters are also capable of carrying [[air-to-air missile]]s, though mostly for purposes of self-defense. These missiles are usually

...stem, the Novator R-172, apparently has been intended as a very-long-range air-to-air missile to be used against radar, intelligence, and other C3I-ISR aircraft that fly ...0 AMRAAM, already operational on the F-15 Eagle as its beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. This would carry the second stage, which would put a modified version of t

...th the extremely long range, but relatively unmaneuverable, AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missile. On the theory that "it is better to stop the archer than the arrows", the

...tly towards his F-4 jet. Jafari attempted to fire an [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] air-to-air missile at the UFO but was unable to as his weapons control panel as well as his ra ...towards his F-4 jet. Jafari attempted to fire an [[AIM-9]][[ Sidewinder]] air-to-air missile at the UFO but was unable to as his weapons control panel as well as his ra

...and, more recently, may carry light surface-to-air missiles adapted to an air-to-air missile role for self-protection.

...embargoed parts for the F-14 and its specialized AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile, and there are reports that U.S. technicians, leaving Iraq after the Revolu

R550 Magic air-to-air missile. The Iraqis claimed to have used a MiG-21 so equipped to

...lock A also included four [[grid fins]], which were later used on Soviet [[air-to-air missile]] designs. In total, the Block A produced 4620 [[tonne-force|metric tons]]