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Programma, in cooperazione internazionale con GERMANIA, SVEZIA, GRECIA, CANADA e NORVEGIA relativo allo sviluppo e produzione e supporto in sevizio di 444 missili aria/aria a corto raggio di nuova generazione
Programma, in cooperazione internazionale con GERMANIA, SVEZIA, GRECIA, CANADA e NORVEGIA relativo allo sviluppo e produzione e supporto in sevizio di 444 missili aria/aria a corto raggio di nuova generazione
The revolution in WVR technology came from Russia, back when it was the Soviet Union, with a missile that was effectively a generation ahead of Western designs. The Vympel R-73 was a revelation when it first appeared in 1986 ... What also was critical with R-73 was its integration with a helmet-mounted sight, allowing impressive off-boresight shots.
Western military planners have had widespread access to Russian technology, which revealed the uncomfortable lead the R-73 had over the American AIM-9L. With the helmet-mounted sight, the R-73 could be cued by head movement to hit a target within 180 degrees of the centerline.
Improvements in target discrimination not only allows for 5-8 times longer head-on firing range than the AIM-9L
IRIS-T provides the pilot with an unmatched full sphere launch capability under all modern countermeasure conditions, inciuding blinding laser
