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R-27 (AA-10 Alamo)
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R-27 (AA-10 Alamo)

The R-27 is a Soviet-designed medium-range air-to-air missile family combining semi-active radar, infrared and passive-radar variants for MiG-29 and Su-27-family fighters.

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R-77 (AA-12 Adder)

Russia's principal active-radar-homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile family, developed as a counterpart to the AIM-120 AMRAAM and carried by Flanker and Felon fighters.

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R-73 (AA-11 Archer)

The R-73, known to NATO as the AA-11 Archer, is a Soviet-designed short-range infrared air-to-air missile whose agility and helmet-sight cueing reshaped close-air-combat missile development.

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R-37M

Russia's R-37M is a very-long-range air-to-air missile designed to threaten fighters, support aircraft and other airborne targets at distances beyond conventional air-combat weapons.