Vympel RVV-MD2 – Short Range Air-to-Air Missile With Inertial Control For Sukhoi Su-57 Felon

Vympel RVV-MD2 – Short Range Air-to-Air Missile With Inertial Control For Sukhoi Su-57 Felon

indomilitary| 04/08/2023

If the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets rely on the AIM-9X as a short-range air-to-air missile, then the Kremlin's stealth champion, Sukhoi Su-57 Felon also has a rival, namely the Vympel RVV-MD, an air-to-air missile. infrared guided short range (two band infrared seeker) housed in the weapon bay. And regarding the RVV-MD, there has been news recently that a new variant has been developed, codenamed RVV-MD2.

If the RVV-MD has been claimed as the latest air-to-air missile, then the RVV-MD2 is clearly even more powerful, and is referred to by global defense equipment observers as the 'Super Missile'. So what makes the RVV-MD2 worthy of being the new mainstay of the Su-57?

According to a report from Ria Novosti, disclosure about the development of the RVV-MD2 is being made by the Moscow-based JSC GosMKB Vympel which is designing the latest generation of air-to-air missiles. About RVV-MD2 was disclosed in an article published in the magazine “Arsenal of the Fatherland.”

The article asserts that Russia has achieved a significant five to ten year advantage over the United States in developing fifth-generation air-to-air missiles, which are currently in production.

The new RVV-MD2 is the successor to the RVV-MD short-range “air-to-air” missile. This new missile has several advantages that Russian media claim will be very effective and lethal in aerial warfare. Victor Murakhovsky, editor-in-chief of Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine and military expert, explained that the RVV-MD2 is the world's first short-range missile that incorporates an inertial control system.

This system is designed to control and stabilize the missile during autonomous flight. The inertial system operates on the principle of a missile independently determining its coordinates in space without relying on external targeting or signals. Sensors on the missile calculate its position based on previously known positions, enabling the missile to navigate and maneuver accurately in its flight trajectory.

The RVV-MD2 has a radio correction line that allows the aircraft to correct target coordinates. This improvement significantly increases the chances of successfully engaging and hitting enemy aircraft during combat.

Compared to the previous version, the RVV-MD2 now uses a multi-element multi-band infrared seeker with better immunity to jamming attempts. The advanced homing head enables the RVV-MD2 to engage targets effectively from all angles, including targets at the rear of the aircraft.

In other words, the RVV-MD2 can be launched forward, maneuver in the air, and successfully hit enemy aircraft following behind the Su-57, further increasing its combat capability. However, details about the planned integration of the missile into the Su-57 fleet and its overall production scale have yet to be announced.

using infrared guidance (two band infrared seekers) combined with gas/aerodynamic control, making this 106 kg missile able to pursue targets from various angles. Of the weight that reaches 106 kg, 8 kg of which are warheads.

The RVV-MD is not only designed to hit fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters, more than that, the RVV-MD was designed by the Vympel Design Bureau to destroy cruise missiles, it can even destroy targets that emit radiation on the surface, such as radar stations.

The missile, which is powered by a single-mode solid fuel rocket motor, can certainly be used in day and night conditions, and is equipped with anti-jamming technology.

RVV-MD is capable of traveling at Mach 2.5 speed, this missile can pursue a maximum target of 40 km, and is at least effectively fired from a distance of 300 meters. Regarding the launch height, the RVV-MD can be launched at altitudes ranging from 20 meters to 20,000 meters. The RVV-MD can operate effectively from any direction, day or night, in challenging electronic countermeasures (ECM) environments.

With the RVV-MD2 which brings these advanced features and improvements, it promises to increase the combat capability of the Su-57 fighter jet even further. (Glang Prime)

Vympel RVV-MD2 – Rudal Udara Ke Udara Jarak Dekat Dengan Kontrol Inersia Untuk Sukhoi Su-57 Felon

indomiliter | 04/08/2023

Bila jet tempur stealth F-22 Raptor dan F-35 Lightning II mengandalkan AIM-9X sebagai rudal udara ke udara jarak pendek, maka jawara stealth Kremlin, Sukhoi Su-57 Felon juga punya tandingannya, yakni Vympel RVV-MD, rudal udara ke udara jarak pendek berpemandu infrared (dua band infrared seeker) yang ditempatkan dalam weapon bay. Dan terkait RVV-MD, belum lama ada kabar bahwa telah dikembangkan varian barunya yang diberi kode RVV-MD2.

Bila RVV-MD sudah diklaim sebagai rudal udara ke udara mutakhir, maka RVV-MD2 jelas lebih hebat lagi, dan oleh para pengamat alutsista global disebut sebagai ‘Super Missile’. Lantas apa yang membuat RVV-MD2 layak menjadi andalan baru pada Su-57?

Menurut sebuah laporan dari Ria Novosti, pengungkapan tentang pengembangan RVV-MD2 tengah dilakukan oleh JSC GosMKB Vympel yang berbasis di Moskow dan tengah merancang rudal udara ke udara generasi terbaru. Tentang RVV-MD2 diungkapkan dalam sebuah artikel yang diterbitkan di majalah “Arsenal of the Fatherland.”

Artikel tersebut menegaskan bahwa Rusia telah mencapai keunggulan yang signifikan selama lima hingga sepuluh tahun dibandingkan Amerika Serikat dalam mengembangkan rudal udara-ke-udara generasi kelima, yang mana saat ini telah mencapai tahap produksi.

RVV-MD2 baru adalah penerus rudal “udara-ke-udara” jarak pendek RVV-MD. Rudal baru ini memiliki beberapa keunggulan yang diklaim media Rusia akan sangat efektif dan mematikan dalam peperangan udara. Victor Murakhovsky, pemimpin redaksi majalah “Arsenal of the Fatherland” dan pakar militer, menjelaskan bahwa RVV-MD2 adalah rudal jarak pendek pertama di dunia yang menggabungkan sistem kontrol inersia.

Sistem ini dirancang untuk mengontrol dan menstabilkan rudal selama penerbangan otonom. Sistem inersia beroperasi berdasarkan prinsip rudal yang secara mandiri menentukan koordinatnya di angkasa tanpa bergantung pada penanda (targeting) atau sinyal eksternal. Sensor pada rudal menghitung posisinya berdasarkan posisi yang diketahui sebelumnya, memungkinkan bagi rudal untuk menavigasi dan bermanuver secara akurat dalam lintasan penerbangannya.

RVV-MD2 memiliki garis koreksi radio yang memungkinkan pesawat memperbaiki koordinat target Peningkatan ini secara signifikan meningkatkan kemungkinan berhasil menyerang dan mengenai pesawat musuh selama pertempuran.

Dbandingkan versi sebelumnya, maka RVV-MD2 kini menggunakan infrared seeker multi-elemen multi-band dengan kekebalan terhadap upaya jammimg yang lebih baik. Dengan homing head canggih memungkinkan RVV-MD2 untuk menyerang target secara efektif dari semua sudut, termasuk sasaran di bagian belakang pesawat.

Dengan kata lain, RVV-MD2 dapat diluncurkan ke depan, bermanuver di udara, dan berhasil mengenai pesawat musuh yang mengikuti di belakang Su-57, yang selanjutnya meningkatkan kemampuan tempurnya. Namun, rincian tentang rencana integrasi rudal ke dalam armada Su-57 dan skala produksi keseluruhannya belum diumumkan.

mengadalkan pemandu infrared (dua band infrared seeker) yang dikombinasi dengan gas/aerodynamic control, menjadikan rudal 106 kg ini dapat mengejar sasaran dari beragam sudut. Dari bobot yang mencapai 106 kg, 8 kg di antaranya adalah hulu ledak.

RVV-MD bukan hanya dirancang untuk menghantam sasaran jet tempur, pesawat angkut dan helikopter, lebih dari itu, RVV-MD dirancang oleh Vympel Design Bureau untuk menghancurkan rudal jelajah, bahkan dapat pula menghancurkan sasaran yang memancarkan radiasi di permukaan, seperti stasiun radar.

Rudal yang ditenagai single-mode solid fuel rocket motor ini, dipastikan dapat digunakan dalam kondisi siang dan malam hari, serta telah dilengkapi teknologi anti jamming.

RVV-MD mampu melesat dengan keceatan Mach 2.5, rudal ini dapat mengejar sasaran maksimum sejauh 40 km, dan minimal efektif ditembakan dari jarak 300 meter. Soal ketinggian luncur, RVV-MD dapat diluncurkan di ketinggian mulai dari 20 meter sampai 20.000 meter. RVV-MD dapat beroperasi secara efektif dari segala arah, siang atau malam, di tengah lingkungan penanggulangan elektronik (ECM) yang menantang.

Dengan RVV-MD2 yang membawa fitur dan peningkatan canggih ini, maka menjanjikan peningkatan kemampuan tempur jet tempur Su-57 lebih jauh lagi. (Gilang Perdana)

For the First Time, Stealth Fighter Sukhoi Su-57 Felon Successfully Dest...

For the First Time, Stealth Fighter Sukhoi Su-57 Felon Shoots Down Opponent Fighter.

Tuesday, 1-11-2022.

Since flying for the first time on January 29, 2010 and entering the service of the Russian Air Force at the end of 2020, netizens have many questions, when will the Sukhoi Su-57 Felon stealth fighter jet compete in real air-to-air combat, to the point of bringing down the opponent's aircraft?

So far, the Su-57 has been involved in Russia's military operations in Syria, and was said to have been deployed on a limited basis in the early stages of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. However, the Su-57 in military operations is deployed for air-to-surface missions, which means that it does not face off against opposing fighter jets.

Quoted from eurasiantimes.com (19/10/2022), it was mentioned for the first time that Russia's fifth-generation fighter jet, the Su-57, managed to bring down an opponent's fighter jet, namely the target of a Su-27 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force. The claim, originating from svpressa.ru, reveals that the Ukrainian Su-27 was shot down using a hypersonic long-range air-to-air missile, the Vympel R-37M. Still from the same source, it is said that the Su-27 was at an altitude to intercept the Russian kamikaze drone Geran-2 (Shaded-136).

According to the report, the Su-57 was most likely responsible for firing the missile, as US Air Force AWACS patrolling in Poland and Romania in 24/7 mode were unable to detect it.

Unfortunately, the location and date of the incident is not stated. For the record, the R-37M missile can also be launched from MiG-31BM and Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets. It was previously widely reported that the MiG-31BM used these missiles to strike targets in Ukraine. Samuel Ramani, foreign and defense policy expert, tweeted that a Russian MiG-31 armed with R-37M missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles recently landed in Belarus.

Meanwhile, Russian media claimed that the Russian Air Force used a new technique to locate Ukrainian air defense installations. In this tactic, Russian warplanes fire R-37M (RVV-BD) missiles in anticipation of rocket or missile attacks from Ukrainian air defense systems. Thus, the counterattack of the Ukrainian troops revealed their position.

AWACS Killer

The R-37 missile itself is not very recent, lined up as the Very Long Range Missile, the R-37 design has been first designed since the early 1980s, and was first known to exist in 1989.

With a weight of up to 600 kg and a firing range of up to 398 km, this super long-range air-to-air missile is prepared by Russia (d/h – Soviet Union) as a competitor to the United States' AIM-54 Phoenix. Even the R-37's glide speed reaches Mach 6, while the famous AIM-54 Phoenix is ??released from the F-14 Tomcat, the maximum speed is Mach 5.

With a shooting range beyond visual range, as well as super speed, of course this missile target is very chosen and strategic. For example, the target of the R-37 is the AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System) reconnaissance aircraft and C4ISTAR capable aircraft.

The latest variant, called the R-37M, can track targets with semi-active and active radar homing. Targets can also dauber from an altitude of 15 to 25,000 meters.

Compared to the first generation R-37 which reached a weight of 600 kg, the R-37M weight can be reduced to 510 kg. The warhead is HE (High Explosive) fragmented with a weight of 60 kg, although it doesn't hit the target directly, the explosion effect is believed to be able to destroy AWACS. Speed ??is maintained at Mach 6 or 7,350 km / h. (Prime Gilang)

Source: www.indomilitary.com

Russia's Upgraded Su 57 Fifth Generation Fighter Makes Its First Flight

Russia's Upgraded Su-57 Fifth Generation Fighter Makes Its First Flight

Wednesday, 26-10-2022.

Russia's upgraded fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter made its maiden flight on October 21, the press office of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the state high-tech company Rostec) said.

“The Sukhoi Design Bureau at UAC is doing work on upgrading the Su-57. On October 21, the upgraded fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft made its maiden flight at the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield. The aircraft is operated by Sukhoi Design Bureau test pilot, Sergei Bogdan. The flight lasted 56 minutes and went smoothly," the press office said.

The Su-57 fighter is also testing onboard equipment with extended functionality, crew intellectual support and the possibility of using new types of weapons, the press office added.

"It is also possible to install a second stage engine on the plane," the press office said.

The Su-57 is a Russian-made fifth-generation multifunctional fighter aircraft designed to destroy all types of air, ground and surface targets. It has supersonic cruising speed, internal armament, radar-absorbing coating, as well as the latest onboard equipment. The Su-57's intellectual support system assumes several pilot functions, including piloting and weapons preparation.

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