Vympel R-27
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The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo, Cyrillic P-27) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union. It remains in service with the CIS and Russian Air Force.
The R-27 is manufactured in both IR-homing (R-27T) and semi-active radar homing (R-27R) variants, somewhat similar to the French MBDA MICA weapon. It arms the Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27, and some late-model MiG-23MLD aircraft were also adopted to carry it.
Variants
- R-27R AA-10 Alamo-A semi-active radar homing.
- R-27T AA-10 Alamo-B Infrared homing, passive homing using Avtomatika 9B-1032 (PRGS-27) seeker head. Weight 248 kg. Range 3 km to 70 km.
- R-27ER AA-10 Alamo-C Semi-active radar homing extended range version - 0.7 m longer and slightly wider. Range 130 km. Entered service 1990.
- R-27ET AA-10 Alamo-D Infrared homing extended range version - 0.7 m longer and slightly wider using Avtomatika 9B-1032 (PRGS-27) seeker head. Range 120 km. Weight 348 kg. Entered service 1990.
- R-27AE AA-10 Alamo-E Active radar homing version. Range 1 km to 130 km. Weight 349 kg.
- R-27EM Naval version. Semi-active radar homing with an upgraded seeker head, enabling it to engage targets flying at 3 m above the sea.
- R-27P Passive antiradiation.
See also
References
- Russia's Arms Catalog 2004
External links
- http://www.airwar.ru/weapon/avv/r27.html
- http://www.military.cz/russia/air/weapons/rockets/aam/r27/r27.htm
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