Wednesday, December 4, 2013

A Look At Russia's New Air-To-Air Missile That Will Shoot Down America's F-22 And F-35 Fighters

Sukhoi fifth generation fighter jet, currently known as the PAK FA (Photo from russianplanes.net)

‘Absolute Killer’ Air-To-Air Missile Readied For Russian 5G Fighter Jet -- RT

Russia is finalizing an advanced air engagement system combining “fire-and-forget” guidance and “single-shot kill” ability within a single air-to-air missile. The system aims to frustrate any missile evasion maneuvers enabling a target to escape.

The K-77M air-to-air missile with this advanced guidance system will be fitted on to the fifth-generation fighter jet PAK-FA (advanced frontline aircraft system, also codenamed T-50) and it will start to be delivered to the Russian Air Force by 2017.

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My Comment: I am speculating .... but I suspect that this missile will be primarily targeting American fighters.

Hat Tip: Snafu

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