R-77
«RVV-AE / AA-12 Adder»
Air-to-air (AAM)BVRAAM — beyond visual rangeRussia1994In service
Russian active-radar BVRAAM, AMRAAM counterpart, distinguished by lattice tail fins.
Air-to-air (AAM)//BVRAAM — beyond visual range
ID — R-77Russia · Vympel NPO
R-77
RVV-AE / AA-12 Adder
Russian active-radar BVRAAM, AMRAAM counterpart, distinguished by lattice tail fins.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- R-77
- Alias
- RVV-AE / AA-12 Adder
- Manufacturer
- Vympel NPO
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 1994
- Category
- Air-to-air (AAM)
- All sub-types
- BVRAAM — beyond visual range
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 110 km
- Top speed
- Mach 4
- Guidance
- INS + datalink + radar attivo 9B-1348 X-band
- Warhead
- HE-frag 22.5 kg multi-cumulativa
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- MiG-29/31/35, Su-27/30/34/35/57
- Length
- 3.6 m
- Launch weight
- 175 kg
Combat use
- ▸Ukraine 2022-2024 — R-77-1 (upgraded) used by Su-35 and Su-30SM in BVR engagements against Ukrainian MiG-29 and Su-27.
Main operators
RussiaCina (PL-12 derivato)IndiaVietnamAlgeriaIran
History
Developed by Vympel in the 1980s as the Soviet answer to AIM-120, the R-77 is distinguished by its lattice tail fins that reduce transonic drag.
The upgraded R-77-1 (RVV-SD, from 2010) extended range to 110 km with a more sensitive seeker; the planned ramjet R-77M remains in development.
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