Wympel R-33
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
- 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
- ↑ 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.
Web links
- R-33 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- new-factoria.ru ( Memento of January 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Federation Of American Scientists ( Memento from August 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )