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AA-X-13 ARROW



ORIGIN: (Real World)
Russian Federation

GAMES FEATURED IN:
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 05: The Unsung War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

COMPATIBLE AIRCRAFT
MiG-31M Foxhound, Su-35 'Super Flanker'

OVERVIEW:
The Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-X-13 Arrow) is a Russian air-to-air missile designed as a weapon for the Mikoyan MiG-31M interceptor aircraft. It is a further development of the R-33 (AA-9 Amos). The missile is designed to operate over extreme ranges, in excess of 300 kilometers (185 miles). It is intended to shoot down AWACS aircraft from well outside the range of any aircraft which may be guarding them, long range missiles in the 160 to 200 nautical mile range category.

It uses dual-mode active/ semi-active radar seeker initially designed by RUSSIAN MISSILE-seeker designer AGAT for the R-37 long-range air-to-air missile. AGAT confirms that its seeker has been used successfully in a trial launch of an R-37 with an interception of over 300km (160nm). It says that using dual-mode guidance provides greater resistance to electronic countermeasures when both modes are used in terminal engagement. In the semi-active mode the radar target illumination can be terminated by the pilot at a predetermined point when the missile's active seeker is within acquisition range. AGAT declines to provide exact figures on the seeker's acquisition range, but says that it is "considerably in excess of 25km".

A governmental decision of 8 April 1983 authorized the development of K-37 (Idelle 610, upgraded version of R-33) for the MiG-31M. The first flight of MiG-31M №0151 was on 21 December 1985. The first launches of K-37 were performed from MiG-31M in 1988. The tests were continued up to 1997. The work is now suspended due to being unable to find a substitute for the Ukrainian partners.

Specification
Purpose: super long range
Design bureau: Vympel
1st Air tests: in 1985
Length: 4.2 m
Diameter: 0.38
Wingspan: 0.7
Missile weight: 600 kg
Warhead weight: 60 kg
Envelope: 3 to 30000 m
Range: about 300 km
Speed: Mach 6
Guidance: Inertial with mid-course update, semi-active and active radar homing
Carried by: Mig-31M; SU-35/37/S-37


Source
Wikipedia.org
Flightglobal.com

*Original Article by MenAce (Ribbon-Vermilion)*