R-73 (missile)

R-73
AA-11 Archer
R-73; AA-11 Archer
	A mock up of RVV-MD - the newest available export variant of the R-73
Type	Short-range air-to-air missile
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1984–present
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Manufacturer	Moscow Kommunar Machine-Building Plant, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, TAM Management
Specifications
Mass	105 kilograms (231 lb)
Length	2.93 metres (9 ft 7 in)
Diameter	165 millimetres (6.5 in)
Wingspan	510 millimetres (20 in)
Warhead	7.4 kilograms (16 lb)
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket engine
Operational; range	R-73A, R-73E: 30 kilometres (19 mi); R-73M, RVV-MD: 40 kilometres (25 mi);
Maximum speed	Mach 2.5
Guidance; system	All-aspect infrared homing
Launch; platform	MiG-21(Upgraded), MiG-23-98, MiG-25, MiG-27, MiG-29, MiG-31, MiG-35; Sukhoi Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34, Su-35, Sukhoi Su-57 (future); Yak-141, Yak-130; HAL Tejas; IRIAF F-14; J-10; J-11; Mirage 2000 (Indian Air Force);

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.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "AA-11 ARCHER R-73". Global Security. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference R-73E was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "RVV-MD". Rosoboronexport. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "IAF's French Mirages Fly with Russian Missiles, Thanks to Israeli 'Jugaad'".
^ "Striving for a Safer World Since 1945".