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Missiles1984–present
Short-range air-to-air missile
R-73 (missile) is a short-range air-to-air missile originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Moscow Kommunar Machine-Building Plant , Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing , TAM Management.
R-73 missile — static display at Park Patriot
Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Short-range air-to-air missile
Soviet Union
1984–present
See Operators
Eritrean-Ethiopian War Yemeni civil war (2014-present) Russo-Ukrainian War
Moscow Kommunar Machine-Building Plant , Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing , TAM Management
105 kilograms (231 lb)
2.93 metres (9 ft 7 in)
165 millimetres (6.5 in)
510 millimetres (20 in)
7.4 kilograms (16 lb)
Solid-fuel rocket engine
R-73A, R-73E: 30 kilometres (19 mi) R-74, RVV-MD: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
Mach 2.5
All-aspect infrared homing
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 , Sukhoi Su-47 Yak-141 , Yak-130 HAL Tejas IRIAF F-14 J-10 J-11 Mirage 2000 ( Indian Air Force ) MAGURA V5 USV ( HUR Ukraine ) 9K33 Osa Gravehawk
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bulgaria
China
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Kazakhstan
North Korea
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Peru
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Sudan
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
R-73 (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bulgaria
China
Cuba
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
North Korea
Peru
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Sudan
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
VietnamReported count for R-73 (AA-11) · R-73E. 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: 375. Origin: Russia. 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.
Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Peru, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam
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