The new ammunition was confused with the ammunition for the R-37M and R-77-1

Combat aircraft also carry R-37M missiles and Kh-31PD anti-radar missiles

The air-to-air missile was built at the Vympel Design Bureau named after I.I. Toropov

Russian Aerospace Forces' Fourth-Generation Fighters Were Inferior to Western Ones Due to Lack of Missiles with Radar Homing Heads

Missile range — up to 180 km

The missile eliminates the gap with American AIM-120D class missiles

The missile is equipped with a lifting wing and flat tail aerodynamic rudders

The fighter can borrow R-77M missiles and a new radar from the Su-57