R-60 air-to-air missile

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air-to-air missile air-to-air missile variant short-range missile

The R-60 is a short-range, infrared-guided Soviet air-to-air missile designed for high maneuverability and use against agile aerial targets.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
R-60	0
R-60M	0

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air-to-air missile ⓘ air-to-air missile variant ⓘ short-range missile ⓘ
combatUse	Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ various regional conflicts ⓘ
compatibleAircraft	MiG-21 NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-23 NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-25 NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-27 NERFINISHED ⓘ MiG-29 NERFINISHED ⓘ Su-17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Su-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ Su-24 NERFINISHED ⓘ Su-25 NERFINISHED ⓘ Su-27 NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlSystem	aerodynamic control surfaces ⓘ
counterCountermeasures	improved IRCCM ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
designer	Molniya Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
diameter	about 120 mm ⓘ
fuzing	contact fuze ⓘ proximity fuze ⓘ
generation	second-generation short-range AAM ⓘ
guidanceSystem	infrared homing ⓘ
improvementOver	R-60 NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedTargets	agile aerial targets ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ
launchPlatform	attack aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ
length	about 2.1 m ⓘ
maneuverability	high ⓘ
manufacturer	Soviet defense industry ⓘ
mass	approximately 43 kg ⓘ
maxRange	approximately 8 km ⓘ
maxSpeed	around Mach 2.5 ⓘ
minRange	approximately 300 m ⓘ
mounting	fuselage pylons ⓘ underwing pylons ⓘ
NATOReportingName	AA-8 Aphid NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRole	air-to-air combat ⓘ
propulsion	solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ
seekerType	all-aspect infrared seeker ⓘ passive infrared seeker ⓘ
serviceEntry	1974 ⓘ
successor	R-73 air-to-air missile NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	Russian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Pact air forces NERFINISHED ⓘ various export customers ⓘ
variant	R-60M NERFINISHED ⓘ
warheadType	high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ
warheadWeight	approximately 3 kg ⓘ
wingspan	about 390 mm ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MiG-31 → armament → R-60 air-to-air missile ⓘ