Wympel R-37

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Wympel R-37

R-37M at the MAKS 2013
R-37M at the MAKS 2013

General Information
Type Air-to-surface missile
Local name R-37, K-37, R-37M, K-37M
NATO designation AA-13 Arrow
Country of origin Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union / RussiaRussiaRussia 
Manufacturer Wympel NPO
development 1983
Commissioning 1982
Working time 2016
Technical specifications
length 4.20 m
diameter 380 mm
Combat weight 510 kg
span 1420 mm
drive Solid rocket engine
speed Do 6
Range 150-300 km
Furnishing
steering Inertial navigation platform plus data link
Target location active radar target search , SARH or HOJ
Warhead 60 kg fragmentation warhead or nuclear warhead
Detonator Impact Detonator & Radar - Proximity Detonator
Weapon platforms MiG-31BM , MiG-35 , Su-35S
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The R-37 ( Russian Вымпел Р-37 ) is a long-range air-to-air missile made in Russia . The NATO code name is AA-13 Arrow .

development

The development of the R-37 began in 1983 at Wympel NPO under the designation K-37. The R-37 is based on the design of the R-33S . The first test launch took place in 1988. The missile was first observed from the west in 1992. In April 1994, during a test launch from a MiG-31BM, a target was hit at a record distance of 304 km. The R-37 was officially presented at the MAKS 1997 trade fair . In the same year, cooperation with Ukrainian companies was discontinued and the project then stood still for a long time. After the development by Russian companies was resumed, further tests were started in 2011. The final production version, R-37M, was only presented in 2016. It is unclear whether the Russian air force procured the R-37M afterwards.

technology

The R-37 was primarily designed to combat distant flying command posts and AWACS air surveillance aircraft. It is also intended for the fight against bombers and jammers and tankers . It can fight targets in an altitude range of 15 to 25,000 m. After the aircraft-based radar has determined the target data, it is passed on to the navigation system of the R-37 guided missile. Then the missile can be started. The guided weapon is fired on a semi-ballistic trajectory at the previously calculated collision point between the target and the guided weapon. The solid-fuel double-pulse motor accelerates the rocket to around Mach  6. After the first section of the solid-fuel rocket engine has burned out, it pauses and the further cruise flight takes place without power. During the cruise flight, the missile can be supplied with data from the aircraft radar via the data link . The control takes place in this flight phase with the inertial navigation system . The rocket engine is ignited again for the final approach, which gives the guided missile a high level of agility on the final approach. For the final approach, the laser impact and proximity fuze as well as the guided missile's own K u and X-band radar seeker head are activated. The range of this radar should be up to 50 km. The final approach is based on the principle of proportional navigation . If the target is hit directly, the warhead is detonated by the impact fuse. During a flyby, the warhead is ignited by the proximity fuse.

Versions

  • K-37 : Designation during the development phase.
  • R-37 : Original version, the development of which began in 1983 and lasted until the end of the 1990s.
  • R-37M (Isdelje 610M): Production version for the Russian Air Force. Range 300 km
  • RWW-BD (Isdelje 620): Export version of the R-37M with a reduced range of 200 km.

Comparable missile types

Web links

Commons : R-37  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Piotr Butowski: Russia is preparing a precision guidance revolution for its fast jet, strike, and bomber forces . Jane's International Defense Review, August 2014, United Kingdom, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Rbase.new-Factoria.ru: Авиационная ракета большой дальности Р-37 (РВВ-БД)
  3. ^ Carlo Kopp: Vympel R-37. In: The Russian Philosophy of Beyond Visual Range Air Combat. ausairpower.net, accessed June 7, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ R-37, R-37M (AA-X-13) (Russian Federation), air-to-air missiles - beyond visual range
  5. ↑ a b Missiles.ru: Управляемая авиационная ракета класса "воздух-воздух" большой дальности РВВ-БД
  6. ↑ Dfnc.ru: Р-37 (РВВ-БД)
  7. ↑ Strategic-Culture.org: Russia's New R-37M Air-to-Air Missile: Unique and Unmatched
  8. ^ Tactical Missiles Corporation (JSC): Air-to-air Long-range Missile RVV-BD