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Saturday, October 06, 2012

Ukraine missile industry to develop active/passive-homing seeker for R-27

R-27 (air-to-air missile) |Three of the most prominent Ukrainian missile and electronics companies have agreed to develop a new dual-mode active/passive radar-homing air-to-air missile (AAM) seeker.

This guidance package is not for a new missile programme, but would instead be retrofitted to existing models of the Vympel R-27 (AA-10 Alamo A/C/E/F) AAMs.

The seeker will not be presented as an alternative to nations looking to purchase the Russian-made RVV-AE (AA-12) active-homing AAM, "and is not an initiative to displace Russia in its traditional markets", according to representatives of these companies who spoke with IHS Jane's during the AviaSvit Ukraine National Aerospace Exhibition at the Gostomel aerodrome near Kiev.

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