The Bisnovat (later Molniya then Vympel) R-40 (NATO reporting name AA-6 'Acrid') is a long-range air-to-air missile developed in the 1960s by the Soviet...

leading designer Y.K.Zakharov. The R-33/MiG-31 missile/interceptor combination is similar to the earlier Bisnovat R-40/MiG-25 combination, although it is...

The term AA-6 or AA6 may refer to: Bisnovat R-40, a Soviet long-range air-to-air missile whose NATO reporting name is the AA-6 'Acrid' Gardiner's designated...

In 1954 Bisnovat became head of design bureau KB Molniya, where he oversaw the development of air-to-air missiles R-40, R-60 (missile) and R-73 (missile)...

reporting name for the Bisnovat R-4) AA-6 Acrid (NATO reporting name for the Bisnovat R-40) AA-7 Apex (NATO reporting name for the Vympel R-23) AA-8 Aphid (NATO...

(Bisnovat R-4) AA-6 "Acrid" (Bisnovat R-40) AA-7 "Apex" (Vympel R-23) AA-8 "Aphid" (Molniya R-60) AA-9 "Amos" (Vympel R-33) AA-10 "Alamo" (Vympel R-27)...

SARH Bisnovat R-4 (NATO reporting name AA-5 'Ash') – IR or SARH Bisnovat R-40 (NATO reporting name AA-6 'Acrid') – long-range IR or SARH Vympel R-23/R-24...

The Bisnovat (later Molniya) R-4 (NATO reporting name AA-5 'Ash') was an early Soviet long-range air-to-air missile. It was used primarily as the sole...

Somewhere between 1966 and 1968 the OKB got renamed to Vympel. In 1977 Matus Bisnovat of OKB-4 Molniya died, and all missile related work was passed to Vympel...

about 50 km (31 mi) and a lock-on range of about 40 km (25 mi). Armament of the Tu-128 was four Bisnovat R-4 air-to-air missiles (known as K-80 during development;...