Federal Service

for Military-Technical Cooperation

ASF Armament and Equipment
R-73EAir-to-Air Missile

SPECIFIC FEATURES

  • Guidance system – all-angle passive infrared homing with combined air and gas dynamic control.

  • The missile implements the “fire-and-forget” concept.
  • Propulsion system –  fixed thrust SRB.
  • Fuzes – radar non-contact target sensor (for R-73E), laser non-contact target sensor (for R-73EL).
  • Warhead – rod type.
 
 
 

PURPOSE AND MAIN TASKS

R-73E short-range and close highly maneuverable air-to-air missile.
 
The missile ensures hitting the air-borne targets (fighters, attack aircraft, bombers, military carrier aircraft, helicopters) day-and-night, in any directions against the earth surface background  under electronic countermeasures conditions. 
 
The missile is designed for arming the fighters, attack aircraft and combat helicopters.
 

 

 

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS

Launch range, km:

maximum to the front aspect

minimum to the rear aspect

 

up to 30

0.3

Hit target altitude, km

0.02...20

Guidance system

all-angle passive IR homing system (IHH)

Targeting angles, deg.

± 45

Target acceleration, g

up to 12

Warhead weight, kg

8

Launch weight, kg

105

Overall missile dimensions, mm:

length

diameter

wing span

 

2 920

170

510