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R-27 T. The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo) is a family of air-to-air missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the late Cold War-era.It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces, air forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States and air forces of many other countries as the standard medium-range air-to-air missile despite the development of the more advanced R-77.
The Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-13 "Axehead") [1] is a Russian hypersonic air-to-air missile with very long range. The missile and its variants also had the names K-37, izdeliye 610 and RVV-BD (Ракета Воздух-Воздух Большой Дальности (Raketa Vozduh-Vozduh Bolshoy Dalnosti), "Long range air-to-air rocket"), and the NATO codenames "Axehead" and "Andi". [2]
Vympel. Directorate "V" of the FSB Special Purpose Center, often referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel ( pennant in Russian, originated from German Wimpel, and having the same meaning [1] ), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is one of the two tier one spetsnaz units of the FSB under the command of the FSB . Vympel is the sister ...
Work began in 1973, operational in 1982 and the first missiles formally entered service in 1984. [5] The R-73 is an infrared homing (heat-seeking) missile with a sensitive, cryogenic cooled seeker with a substantial "off-boresight" capability: the seeker can detect targets up to 40° off the missile's centerline. [6]
Anti-radiation missile. An anti-radiation missile ( ARM) is a missile designed to detect and home in on an enemy radio emission source. [1] Typically, these are designed for use against an enemy radar, although jammers [2] and even radios used for communications can also be targeted in this manner. The earliest known anti-radiation weapon is a ...
The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $50 million that accuses the sub’s operator of gross negligence. Paul ...
The U.S. Secret Service faced an array of challenges -- and made some potentially dangerous mistakes -- while trying to protect the president, vice president and vice president-elect on Jan. 6 ...
R-23 (missile) The Vympel R-23 ( NATO reporting name AA-7 Apex) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel in the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated version with greater range, the R-24, replaced it in service. It is comparable to the American AIM-7 Sparrow, both in terms of overall performance as well as role.