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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
The very longest-range missiles like the Hughes (now Raytheon) AIM-54 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 guidance and then passive infra-red guidance for the final stage.
The bottom missile with the pointed nose is the SARH R-3R. The Vympel team started working on a more ambitious upgrade in the late 1960s, emerging as the K-13M (R-13M, Object 380) for the IRH and K-13R (R-3R) for the SARH variant, were developed in the late 1960s.
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.
R-24R missile R-24T missile under a Ukrainian MiG-23MLD MiG-23 armed with two R-24R (long white) and two R-60 (short white) missiles. 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 version with greater range, the R-24, replaced
The issue for the R-27 and R-77 is the lack of a radar to support their guidance to the target. However the R-73 and R-60 are infra-red heat seeking missiles. They only require power, liquid nitrogen "to cool the seeker head", and a pylon to launch the missile. These missiles have been paired with a "US made FLIR Systems ULTRA 8500 turrets".