08 August 2009

Russia Upgrades R-77 and R-73 AAMs

They are better known in the west as the AA-12 Adder medium range and AA-11 Archer dogfight missiles respectively. (paid subscription required)

It looks like there will be improvements in range (about +35% for the R-77), and sensors and off bore-sight capability (R-72).

Not surprising...There is a lot of performance that can be wrung out of both missiles with technology upgrades.

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