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    The Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name AA-10 Alamo) is a family of air-to-air missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the late Cold War-era. It remains...
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    The Vympel R-23 (NATO reporting name AA-7 Apex) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel in the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated...
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    The Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 Archer) is a short-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel NPO that entered service in 1984. The R-73 was...
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    SAMAR employs Vympel R-73 and Vympel R-27 air-to-air missiles, which are of Russian origin. Using reconditioned infrared homing Vympel R-73E, semi-active...
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    formed and Vympel became a part of it, as the design and development facility. K-13/R-13 (AA-2 "Atoll") R-4 (AA-5 "Ash") R-23/R-24 (AA-7 "Apex") R-27 (AA-10...
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    locking and firing the MiG-29's Vympel R-27 missile (German MiG-29s did not have access to the more advanced Vympel R-77 that equips more advanced MiG-29...
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  • Phoenix missile and Vympel manufactured R-33 (NATO designation AA-9 "Amos") use this technique also. Some variants of the Vympel R-27 use SARH for the initial...
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    standard missile armament for air-to-air combat is a mixture of R-73 (AA-11 Archer) and R-27 (AA-10 'Alamo') missiles, the latter including extended range...
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    Antitank Missile Type 01 LMAT TUBITAK-SAGE SOM (missile) (Turkey) Vympel R-27 Vympel R-73 Vympel R-77 FN-6 Kornet-EM 9M123 Khrizantema 9K333 Verba P-800 Oniks...
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    The Vympel NPO R-77 missile (NATO reporting name: AA-12 Adder) is a Russian active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. It is also known...
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