Su-30MK2 Vietnam First Seen with the R-77 missile

19 September 2018

Su-30MK2 air defense missile with R-73 and R-27R missiles (photo : BaoDatViet)

Vietnam's National Defense Television (VNA) has broadcast a report on the training of anti-aircraft missile in the 935th Regiment.

In reports released by the Swedish International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), they only listed Vietnam's order for short-range air-to-air missiles using the R-73 infrared detector to equip For Su-27 fighter and Su-30MK2 fighter purchased from Russia.

However, the fact that the images have appeared in the press shows that Vietnam's Flanker fighters during air defense missions, in addition to R-73 missiles, also carried R-27Rs using radar probes suspended under the wings.

Compared to the R-73, the R-27R has a range of up to 130 km, Mach 4 (compared to the R-73 range of  only 30 km and Mach 2.5), but the R-27 the disadvantage is the maneuverability is not high, only overloaded maximum 8G.

In addition to these two types of air-to-air missiles, there are reports that Vietnam is one of Russia's most advanced missile submarines, the R-77 (also known as RVV-AE). photo authentication information on.

The R-27, R-77, has a maximum range of 90 km or up to 175 km in the R-77M1, a maximum speed of Mach 4, but its probe is much more sensitive than the R-27. Maximum maneuverability, up to 150 degrees per second.

It was not until recently that the Vietnam National Defense Television reported that a training session on the transfer of anti-aircraft missile status at the 935th Regiment, the R-77 image was revealed.

R-77 air-to-surface missile (note the bullet head) equipped for Su-30MK2 fighter of 935th Regiment (photo : QPVN)

The above picture reaffirmed that the information "Su-30MK2" of the Vietnam People's Air Force is equipped with the world's leading aircraft weapons, creating a significant advantage when implementing. anti-aircraft missions.

It is unclear whether the R-77 version of Vietnam is the basic or variant of the R-77M1, although this is still very good news for military lovers in the country knowing that the Su-30MK2 (and our Su-27) has reached full altitude.

The three air-to-air missiles, including R-27, R-73 and R-77, will enable Vietnamese Air Force pilots to select weapons while engaging in combat with different targets. In a more flexible way, the probability of destroying the target as well as saving the bullets at optimal levels.

(BaoDatViet)