With respect to R 77 (RVV-AE) if will be carried out a comparison of this early 90’s with those new generations about the max range:
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| [td]Missile[/td] |
| [td]Range(Km)[/td] |
| [td]% Increase[/td] |
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| [td]R 77[/td] |
| [td]80[/td] |
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| [td]R 77-1[/td] |
| [td]110[/td] |
| [td]37,5[/td] |
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| [td]K 77M[/td] |
| [td]200[/td] |
| [td]150[/td] |
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In fact between the first generation from R 77 and the third generation K 77M it has been increasing the max range in 150% since 1994, when it came into operation the first R 77.
However just a detail that may be important in this increasing range could be obtained by the replacement of the lattice fins for the delta fins , once this system were introduced in the first R 77 and it has been keeping with R 77-1 in order to increase the maneuverability like I had explained in the other thread on these posts bellow:
The ARH R 77-1 has been equivalent in range as R 27ET/ER/EP, while the first R 77 from 90’s had been equivalent in range with R27T/R/P.
However there are some information that R 77-1 will be introduced in MiG 31BM, then I have presumed that if the same will be fired by MiG 31BM in high supersonic speed and high altitude the max range of R 77-1 could have been increased to something like 160km or even 180Km.
Anyway there are some reports that the new K 77M will enter in operation with the MiG 31BM, as well as there are different information that even the R 77-1 also goes into operation with T 50 (PAK -FA) along the new K 77M.
Just it could be such possibility that one version of R 77-1, for the Su 30SM and Su 35S or even the MiG 31BM, as those lattice fins will be replaced by delta fins with less aerodynamic drag like the new K 77M , then its new modification maybe increasing the max range from 110 Km to something like 160 km, but this will reduce the capability in maneuverability if will compared with the legacy R 77-1.
Anyway there are some information’s that the new K 77M will go into operation with the MiG 31BM, as there are different information that even the R 77-1 also goes into operation with T 50 (PAK -FA) along the new K 77M.
This can be quite confusing in the fist view, however the fact is that: there are such huge difference between the concept of the standards it has been adopted by the US and the system adopted by Russia.
While the West countries has been standardized into single range from BVR missile since the decade of 80 like the AIM 7M and others, and it has been keeping this concept with the AIM 120 and others until today. The former Soviet Union had been introduced a complete family of BVR missiles like the R 27 in two versions with short-range and long range, and it appears that Russia has been keeping this concept since the end of the Soviet Union.
these are all export R-77 missile ranges so your numbers are not accurate.
this is the indirect hint of missiles ranges Su-35 is designed for more than a decade ago. 4 AAMs at ranges greater than 300km guidance. I will estimate this R-77-1 is atleast 180 to 200km for Su-35 performance aircraft.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=622.0
RLSU “Irbis-E” can locate and simultaneously track up to 30 aerial targets with the retention of the continuity of the survey of space (track while scan), ensure the simultaneous fire of two targets with two rockets with semi-active RGS and up to eight targets by eight rockets with active RGS, in such cases to four targets at the distance of more than 300 km.
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