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The R-33 (Russian: Вымпел Р-33, NATO reporting name: AA-9 Amos) is a long-range air-to-air missile developed by Vympel.It is the primary armament of the MiG-31 interceptor, intended to attack large high-speed targets such as the SR-71 Blackbird, the B-1 Lancer bomber, and the B-52 Stratofortress.
A Russian Air Force MiG-31BM armed with R-33 missiles. A Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-31BM armed with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile. The MiG-31's main armament is four R-33 air-to-air missiles (NATO codename AA-9 'Amos') carried under the belly. One GSh-6-23 23 mm (0.91 in) cannon with 260 rounds. (The MiG-31's predecessor, the MiG-25 did not include ...
R-33 (missile), a Soviet air-to-air missile; R33 (South Africa), a road; R33 (New York City Subway car) HM Airship R.33, of the Royal Air Force; HMS Terpsichore (R33), a destroyer of the Royal Navy; INS Vikramaditya (R33), an aircraft carrier of the Indian navy; Nissan Skyline (R33), a mid-size car; Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33), a sports car
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea is expanding a key weapons manufacturing complex that assembles a type of short-range missile used by Russia in Ukraine, researchers at a U.S.-based think ...
The missiles can be equipped with a 330-pound warhead, posing a deadly threat to Ukrainian military positions and civilian infrastructure. It's unclear exactly how many missiles Russia received ...
On Thursday, the Department of Defense announced that it has awarded defense contractor Raytheon a $33.3 million cost-only contract to procure "long-lead material" needed to manufacture Standard ...
The Su-33 is more expensive and physically larger than the MiG-29K, limiting the numbers able to be deployed on an aircraft carrier. [5] [N 2] The Su-33 carries guided missiles such as the R-73 (four) and R-27E (six) on twelve hardpoints, supplemented by the 150-round 30 mm GSh-30-1.
The R-37 (missile) (AA-13 'Arrow') is an evolution of their R-33 (AA-9 'Amos') with a range of up to 400 km (220 nmi), and there have been persistent rumours – if little hard evidence – of an air-to-air missile with a range of 200 km (110 nmi) based on Zvezda's Kh-31 anti-radar/anti-shipping missile or its Chinese derivative, the YJ-91.