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A Russian | 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<ref name=Janes>{{citation | |||
| title = Spetztekhnika Vympel AA-10 'Alamo' (R-27) (Russian Federation), | |||
| url = http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jeos/jeos0969.html | |||
| journal = Janes' Electro-Optical Systems}}</ref> | |||
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..<ref name=aFT-MiG29>{{citation | |||
| title = MiG-29 Fulcrum High-Performance Combat Aircraft, Russia | |||
| url = http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/mig29/ | |||
| journal = Airforce Technology}}</ref> | |||
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.<ref name=KoppAAM>{{citation | |||
| first = Carlo | last = Kopp | | first = Carlo | last = Kopp | ||
| journal = Defence Today | | journal = Defence Today | ||
| date = April 2005 | | date = April 2005 | ||
| url = http://www.ausairpower.net/DT-Missile-Survey-May-05.pdf | | url = http://www.ausairpower.net/DT-Missile-Survey-May-05.pdf | ||
| title = Air-to-air missiles in the Asia-Pacific}}</ref> | | 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== | ||
*Known: | *Known: | ||
** | **MiG-29/NATO FULCRUM | ||
** | **Su-27/NATO FLANKER | ||
*Possible new platforms/reftrofit | |||
**Su-35 | |||
**MiG-21/NATO FISHBED | |||
**MiG-23/NATO FLOGGER | |||
**MiG-25/NATO FOXBAT. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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:
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 ESSM|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
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