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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.83 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.83 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.83 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.83 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Short-range infrared homing air-to-air missile
Soviet Union
1961
See Operators
Vympel
90 kg (200 lb) (R-13M)
2.830 m (9 ft 3.4 in) (R-13M) 3.48 m (11 ft 5 in) (R-3R)
127 mm (5.0 in)
631 mm (24.8 in) (R-13M)
7.4 kg (16 lb)
solid-fuel rocket engine
1.0 to 3.5 kilometres (0.6 to 2.2 mi )
Mach 2.5 (3087 km/h)
infrared homing
MiG-21 , MiG-23 , MiG-19 , MiG-17 Sukhoi Su-17/20/22
Mach 2.5
0.9 to 7 km max, 2 km effective
(R-3S) infrared homing ; (R-3R) SARH
Angola
Bulgaria
Congo
Cuba
Ethiopia
Guinea
Libya
Nigeria
North Korea
Peru
Sudan
(R-3S) 75 kg (166 lb); (R-3R) 93 kg (205 lb)
5.3 kg (11.68 lbs) of TGAF-5 (40% TNT, 40% RDX, 20% Aluminium powder)
type 428 proximity fuze and I-107 Contact fuze (R-3R)
Bulgaria
Guinea
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
K-13 (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Angola
Cuba
Ethiopia
Libya
Nigeria
North KoreaReported count for K-13. Service scope: Korean People's Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): inventory: 1050 missiles. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Peru
Republic of the Congo
Sudan
VietnamReported count for K-13 (AA-2). Service scope: Vietnam People's Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 2,550. Origin: USSR. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Angola, Congo, Cuba, Ethiopia, Libya, Nigeria, North Korea, Peru, Sudan
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