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The Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-X-13/AA-13 Arrow)[1] is a Russian air-to-air missile with an extremely long range. It has also had the names K-37, Izdeliye 610 and R-VD (Raketa-Velikaya Dalnost, "Very Long Range Missile"), and the NATO codename 'Andi'.[2] It was designed to shoot down AWACS and other C4ISTAR aircraft[1] whilst keeping the launch platform out of range of any fighters that might be protecting the target. Although it was first tested from a MiG-31M, the R-37 is not a replacement for the Vympel R-33 missiles carried by that aircraft;[1] rather, the R-37 is intended for the Sukhoi Su-35, Su-37, MiG 1.42 MFI and other future fighters.[1]
[edit] DesignThe R-37 was developed from the Vympel R-33.[citation needed] For compatibility with aircraft that did not have the MiG-31's sophisticated radar, the semi-active seeker was replaced with a variant of the Agat 9B-1388 active seeker;[1] mid-body strakes enhance lift[1] and hence range, and folding tail controls allow semi-conformal carriage[1] on planes that are not as big as the MiG-31. According to Defence Today the range depends on the flight profile, from 80 nautical miles (150 km) for a direct shot[1] to 215 nautical miles (398 km) for a cruise glide profile.[1] According to Jane's there are two variants, the R-37 and the R-37M; the latter has a jettisonable rocket booster that increases the range to "300-400km" (160–220 nm).[2] [edit] HistoryThe missile was designed in the early 1980s and first flown in 1989.[2] Testing of the R-37 continued through the 1990s;[2] in 1994 a trial round scored a kill at a range of 162 nautical miles (300 km).[1] However, the programme appears to have been dropped around 1998 on grounds of cost.[2] Work on the missile appears to have restarted in late 2006,[2] as part of the MiG-31BM programme[2] to update the Foxhound with a new radar and ground attack capability. [edit] Similar weapons
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