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Measured figures
Operational; >
Single source>20 kilometres (12 miles )[source]
Operational; R-77, RVV-AE R-77-1
Single sourceOperational; RVV-SDM
Single sourceOperational; RVV-SD R-77M
Single sourceR-77, RVV-AE: 80 kilometres (50 mi) R-77-1, RVV-SD: 110 kilometres (68 mi) R-77M, RVV-SDM: 190 kilometres (120 mi)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Python (missile) | R-77 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Mach 4[source] | Mach 4[source] |
| Type | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] | Medium range radar guided air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] | Molnija OKB, Artem, Vympel[source] |
| Unit cost | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] | — |
| Produced | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] | — |
| Warhead | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] | 22.5 kg HE fragmenting (R-77)[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | proximity[source] | laser proximity fuse[source] |
| Engine | solid fuel rocket motor[source] | Solid fuel rocket motor (R-77)[source] |
| Flight altitude | N/A[source] | 5–25 km (16,000–82,000 ft)[source] |
| Guidance system | infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] | Transis guiding phase: Inertial guidance with mid-course SARH and datalink update. Terminal homing phase: Active radar homing / infrared homing (R-77T)/ passive radiation homing (R-77P).[source] |
| Launch platform | Aircraft: BAE Sea Harrier CASA C-101 Aviojet F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Leonardo M-346FA Master Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-25KM Scorpion[source] | MiG-21UPG , MiG-29 , MiG-31BM , Su-27 , Sukhoi Su-30 , Sukhoi Su-34 , Sukhoi Su-35 , Sukhoi Su-57 , J-11 , Sukhoi Su-47 , Mikoyan Project 1.44[source] |
| In service | — | 1994 (R-77)[source] |
| National origin | — | Russia[source] |
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