Wympel R-33

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R-33

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General Information
Type Air-to-air missile
Manufacturer Pennant
development 1960s
Commissioning 1982
Technical specifications
length 4.15 m
diameter 380 mm
Combat weight 490 kg
span 1,180 mm
drive Solid rocket engine
speed Do over 4.5 (1,300+ m / s)
Range 120-160 km
Furnishing
steering INS and data link
Target location semi-active radar target search
Warhead 47 kg fragmentation warhead
Detonator Radar proximity and impact fuze
Weapon platforms MiG-31
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The R-33 ( DIA code : AA-9 , NATO code name : Amos ) is a Russian , formerly Soviet , BVR - air-to-air guided missile for long combat ranges.

development

The R-33 was developed as the main armament for the MiG-31 interceptor . Development at the manufacturer Wympel ( Russian Вымпел ) began in the late 1960s. The R-33 is the first Soviet air-to-air guided missile with a digital control computer.

technology

The R-33 was for the control of small and minimum heights up to 50 meters flying targets such as cruise missiles of the type AGM-86 cruise missile and BGM-109 Tomahawk designed. The Lockheed SR-71 high-speed reconnaissance aircraft and strategic Boeing B-52 and Rockwell B-1 bombers can also be fought. However, the guided weapon can only be used against poorly maneuvering targets, as the load limit is 8 g .

The guided missile can be used day and night in all weather conditions. Targets that use electronic jammers can also be combated . It is used in combination with the SBI-16 Zaslon radar (NATO: Flash Dance) of the MiG-31. This radar is passive phased and has high ECCM capacities.

The successor model R-37 (NATO: AA-13 Arrow), a long-range guided missile with a range of around 300 kilometers, was tested on the MiG-31M and is to be taken over into service with the MiG-31BM. An improved version, the R-37M , was presented at the MAKS 2011 under the export name RWW-BD .

variants

Two R-33 guided missiles under the fuselage of a MiG-31
  • R-33: 1st series version; Range 120 km
  • R-33S: Improved variant with new electronics and a range of 160 km
  • R-33E: Simplified export version
  • R-33A: prototype with active radar seeker head; Development stopped
  • R-33P: Prototype with passive radar seeker head; Development stopped

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ missiles.ru , accessed November 23, 2011 (Russian)

literature

  • Ducan Lennox: Jane's Air-Launched Weapon Systems. Edition 2002, Jane's Information Group, London 2002.
  • The AA-9 Amos air-to-air guided missile system. DTIG - Defense Threat Information Group, May 1998.
  • RUSSIA'S ARMS 2004 CATALOG. Military Parade Publishing House.

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