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| title = Air-to-air missiles in the Asia-Pacific}}</ref> There is no known surface-to-air Russian variant comparable to the [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile]]. | | title = Air-to-air missiles in the Asia-Pacific}}</ref> There is no known surface-to-air Russian variant comparable to the [[RIM-162 ESSM|RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile]]. | ||
An unusual variant allows a rear-facing or "over-the-shoulder" launch of this radar-guided missile. <ref>{{citation | |||
| title = Fighter Aircraft: Su-32FNSukhoi Su-30/32/34 | |||
| author = Easy Tartar | |||
| date = 18 August 1997 | |||
| title = Su-30/32/34 Update Report | |||
| comment = Although the site and name may be informal, it is recommended by the Australian analyst, Carlo Kopp | |||
| url = http://www.sci.fi/~fta/Su-30.htm}}</ref> This was first deployed on the [[Su-32]] ground attack aircraft. | |||
==Aircraft platforms== | ==Aircraft platforms== | ||
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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:
- R-27R with semi-active radar homing and command link and inertial guidance for midcourse update,
- R-27T with infrared guidance
- R-27ET extended-range infrared
- R-27ER extended-range semi-active radar (R-27ER);
- R-27EM long-range semi-active radar homing optimized for low altitude
- R-27AE extended-range active radar; may be out of production[1]
Early versions have an engagement range of 10 km between the launching aircraft and target, with target speeeds up to 3500 kmph/2200 mph at altitudes between 0.02-27km, and the maximum vertical separation between the aircraft and the target is 10km..[2]
While the U.S. AIM-7 Sparrow did not have as wide a range of guidance modes, and is no longer produced in the air-to-air version, it is roughly comparable to earlier R-27 models. Current models have much more range than the AIM-7.[3] There is no known surface-to-air Russian variant comparable to the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.
An unusual variant allows a rear-facing or "over-the-shoulder" launch of this radar-guided missile. [4] This was first deployed on the Su-32 ground attack aircraft.
Aircraft platforms
- Known:
- Possible new platforms/reftrofit
References
- ↑ "Spetztekhnika Vympel AA-10 'Alamo' (R-27) (Russian Federation),", Janes' Electro-Optical Systems
- ↑ "MiG-29 Fulcrum High-Performance Combat Aircraft, Russia", Airforce Technology
- ↑ Kopp, Carlo (April 2005), "Air-to-air missiles in the Asia-Pacific", Defence Today
- ↑ Easy Tartar (18 August 1997), Su-30/32/34 Update Report