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Meet "New Su-57" With New Missile "R-77M" - The Biggest Threat To American
why russia's or 77 missile could give the air force some real trouble
here's what you need to remember the upcoming r-77m variant for use on the su-57 is exciting
with the possible aesa seeker and return to a traditional fin layout there also is the
version that's powered by a ramjet the r-77 pd the r-77 air-to-air missile which will be the primary
air-to-air armament of the upcoming su-57 has had a troubled development compared to its american
counterpart the aim-120 amram starting life in the 1980s as a soviet developmental program aside the
amron its testing and development dragged on due to the collapse of the soviet union
it was only adopted in 1994 two years after the aim 120's first operational kill during operation
southern watch however recently it has seen a revival arming some russian fighters operating
over syria it also has seen considerable export success its manufacturer jsc tactical missiles
corporation is now working on an upgraded version that is to arm the su-57 that includes a new aesa
seeker a technology that has not been included on the amram although the japanese am 4b has one
technologically the r-77 is an active radar homing missile meaning that the seeker itself has a small
radar that sends out radar pulses to detect the target and then uses that information to hone in
on the target the current are 77 and her 77-1 use mechanically directed doppler radar without aesa
while rumored future variants will use aesa in which the radar beam can be electronically
directed with greater precision and speed the use of aesa does not preclude the use of mechanical
direction modern russian radars have been seen with both the missiles also possess inertial
guidance aerodynamically the r-77 is distinctive among air-to-air missiles in that it uses grid
lattice fins and innovation that greatly increases the surface area versus traditional fins
this allows the r-77 to maneuver at higher angles of attack these fins are also foldable allowing
the r-77 to be placed on internal missile bays of some aircraft the r-77 also uses a laser proximity
fuse in contrast to the aim-120 which uses a radar proximity fuse the laser fuse is immune to ecm by
design principle however the aim-120s fuse is said to be designed to be resistant to ecm as well so
why have we seen the r-77 deployed operationally only recently despite its adoption in 1994
one of the primary reasons for this is the lack of integration onto the russian air
force's primary fighter the su-27 at the time of the breakup of the soviet union the primary
air superiority fighter of the russian air force the su-27s could not use the r-77
in the tactical fighter realm only the mig-29s 9 13 could use it and this aircraft was far
more limited in radar capability relative to the su-27s limiting its utility in air-to-air combat
while interceptors like the mig-31m have been seen with the r-77 these are unlikely to be used in a
dogfight only in 2004 did the russian air force start modernizing its su-27s fleet to the su-27sm
standard which could carry our 77s the fighters seen carrying our 77s recently in syria our su-35s
which only began deliveries in 2013. overall this points to a lack of urgency in fielding
our 77 capable aircraft until recently presumably this is because of the lack of real air-to-air
confrontations that the russian air force saw to be in its future in the 1990s and 2000s
most of the conflicts that russia was involved in were primarily counterinsurgency wars
or against weaker powers like georgia with limited air forces
only recently has russia been using its air force in a position which puts them in possible
contention with countries with air forces with pure capability in comparison the usaf saw a lot
of air-to-air action during the amram's initial fielding period in the middle east and balkans
even then the original or 77 was not really produced in large numbers fewer than 300
were produced after its adoption mostly used for training and testing only the later or 77-1 was
produced in large numbers this is the missile that has been seen mounted on su-35s aircraft in syria
while they were only first ordered in small numbers to arm the su-35s in 2009 followed by
a larger one in 2012 finally a 13 billion ruble order for these missiles was placed in 2015
which shows that the russian air force is finally procuring these missiles in number
where the r-77 really was a success for russia was on the export market
the r-77 is called the rvvae on the export market all export versions of missiles produced by jsc
tactical missile corporation carry rv designations rvae for our 77 our vdsd for our 77-1 our vdd for
the r37m and rvdmd for our 74. many foreign operators of su-27 and mig-29s mig-35 variants
most notably su-30 operators such as india with the su-30mki in algeria with the su-30mka
have ordered rv aes while this is not as many countries as those that operate amram the cheaper
cost of the rvae said to be around half that of an amram has made it popular with countries with
smaller budgets that still wanted the performance increase that the rv vae gives over previous or 27
semi-active radar homing missiles the rv vsd is also looking to be an export success as the mig-35
and su-35s are also being exported both of which can fire this missile given indonesia's
recent selection of the su-35s the inclusion of the rv vsd in this contract is logical
rvae has also been offered as a surface-to-air missile like slam rom but has found no customers
so what's next for the r-77 missile the upcoming or 77m variant for use on the su-57 is exciting
with the possible aesa seeker and return to a traditional thin layout
there also is the version that's powered by a ramjet the r-77 pd
this version was seen at maks 2001 however it has not been seen since and development is believed
to have stalled or been cancelled if it does make a comeback it would give the r77 series a
significant boost in range going out to possibly beyond 180 kilometers at mach 5 compared to the
mach 4 of the amraam murmurs in the russian defense community have been suggesting that it
might have returned to development as at a weight of around 225 kilograms it's far lighter than
their 37 m long range missile which weighs 600 kilograms this would allow for it to be possibly
carried in internal bays of the su-57 due to the grid fins and smaller diameter of the missile
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