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The '''[[Vympel NPO|Vympel]] R-37''' ([[NATO reporting name]]: '''AA-X-13/AA-13 Arrow''')<ref name="DT">{{citation|title=Missiles in the Asia Pacific|url=http://www.ausairpower.net/DT-Missile-Survey-May-05.pdf | journal=Defence Today | publisher=Strike Publications |location=Amberley, Queensland | date=May 2005 | page=p67}}</ref> is a [[Russia]]n [[air-to-air missile]] with very long range. The missile and its variants also had the names K-37, ''izdeliye'' 610 and R-VD (Raketa-Vysokaya Dalnost, "Very Long Range Missile"), and the NATO codename 'Andi'.<ref name="Janes" |
The '''[[Vympel NPO|Vympel]] R-37''' ([[NATO reporting name]]: '''AA-X-13/AA-13 Arrow''')<ref name="DT">{{citation|title=Missiles in the Asia Pacific|url=http://www.ausairpower.net/DT-Missile-Survey-May-05.pdf | journal=Defence Today | publisher=Strike Publications |location=Amberley, Queensland | date=May 2005 | page=p67}}</ref> is a [[Russia]]n [[air-to-air missile]] with very long range. The missile and its variants also had the names K-37, ''izdeliye'' 610 and R-VD (Raketa-Vysokaya Dalnost, "Very Long Range Missile"), and the NATO codename 'Andi'.<ref name="Janes">{{citation|title=R-37, R-37M (AA-X-13) (Russian Federation), Air-to-air missiles - Beyond visual range |url=http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jalw/jalw3600.html |journal=Jane's Air-Launched Weapons |publisher=Jane’s Information Group |date=2009-01-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080914031309/http://www.janes.com:80/extracts/extract/jalw/jalw3600.html |archivedate=September 14, 2008 }}</ref> It was developed from the [[R-33 (missile)]]. |
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It was designed to shoot down [[Airborne Early Warning and Control|AWACS]] and other [[C4ISTAR]] aircraft<ref name="DT" /> whilst keeping the launch platform out of range of any fighters that might be protecting the target. |
It was designed to shoot down [[Airborne Early Warning and Control|AWACS]] and other [[C4ISTAR]] aircraft<ref name="DT" /> whilst keeping the launch platform out of range of any fighters that might be protecting the target. |
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R-37 AA-X-13 Arrow | |
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Type | air-to-air missile |
Place of origin | Russia |
Specifications | |
Mass | 600 kilograms (1,320 lb) |
Length | 4.20 metres (13 ft 9 in) |
Diameter | 38 centimetres (15 in) |
Wingspan | 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in) |
Warhead | HE, fragmenting |
Warhead weight | 60 kg (135 lb) |
Propellant | Solid rocket |
Operational range | 150-398 km [1] |
Maximum speed | Mach 6 |
Guidance system | Inertial with mid-course update, semi-active and active radar homing |
The Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-X-13/AA-13 Arrow)[2] is a Russian air-to-air missile with very long range. The missile and its variants also had the names K-37, izdeliye 610 and R-VD (Raketa-Vysokaya Dalnost, "Very Long Range Missile"), and the NATO codename 'Andi'.[3] It was developed from the R-33 (missile).
It was designed to shoot down AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft[2] whilst keeping the launch platform out of range of any fighters that might be protecting the target.
Design
The R-37 was developed from the Vympel R-33.[citation needed] For compatibility with aircraft that did not have the MiG-31's sophisticated radar, the semi-active seeker was replaced with a variant of the Agat 9B-1388 active seeker;[2] mid-body strakes enhance lift[2] and hence range, and folding tail controls allow semi-conformal carriage[2] on planes that are not as big as the MiG-31. According to Defence Today the range depends on the flight profile, from 80 nautical miles (150 km) for a direct shot[2] to 215 nautical miles (398 km) for a cruise glide profile.[2] According to Jane's there are two variants, the R-37 and the R-37M; the latter has a jettisonable rocket booster that increases the range to "300-400km" (160–220 nm).[3]
The R-37M designation has since been used for a modernized variant of the missile, also known as RVV-BD. This will be carried by the modernized MiG-31BM and Su-35S fighters. It is not known if the long range air-to-air missile for the PAK FA, designated the izdeliye 810, is a derivative of the R-37M.
The missile has a tremendous versatility in being able to attack a target ranging in altitude between 15–25000 metres.[4]
History
The missile was designed in the early 1980s and first flown in 1989.[3] Testing of the R-37 continued through the 1990s;[3] in 1994 a trial round scored a kill at a range of 162 nautical miles (300 km).[2] However, the program appears to have been dropped around 1998 on grounds of cost.[3]
Work on the missile appears to have restarted in late 2006,[3] as part of the MiG-31BM program[3] to update the Foxhound with a new radar and ground attack capability.
Production
The R-37 is now in production to equip upgraded Russian MiG-31BM Foxhound interceptors. Despite the early intent to integrate the weapon on the Flanker, this has yet to be reported.[5]
Similar weapons
References
- ^ http://www.ausairpower.net/SP/DT-Missile-Survey-May-05.pdf
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Missiles in the Asia Pacific" (PDF), Defence Today, Amberley, Queensland: Strike Publications: p67, May 2005
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