Air-to-air missiles
AA-11 Archer (R-74M2)
R-74M2 (izdeliye 760)
High
RU
Modern short-range IR missile (5th gen)
Deeply modernised Archer: a new, jam-resistant imaging IR seeker, larger off-boresight envelope and more range. Designed to also fit the internal bays of the Su-57. The current peak of Russian close-combat air-to-air.
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- Missile (L × Ø, span)
- No R-74M2-specific figures found; base R-73: 2.93 m × Ø 165 mm, span 510 mm; 105 kg
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Type
- WVR, short — modern IR
- Guidance
- Imaging infrared (IIR), flare-resistant
- Notable
- Internal carriage Su-57
Performance
- Max range
- ≈ 22 NM (40 km)
- Platform
- Su-57, Su-35, MiG-35
- Off-boresight
- Very large (helmet/EOTS-cued)
Threat
- Effect
- High Pk in the merge, hard to decoy
- Countermeasure
- DIRCM, manoeuvre, avoid the merge
- Threat level
- High — most modern WVR threat
News archive 1
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukraine hits two Russian missile-component plants in two nights: Almaz-Antey's Iskra in Ulyanovsk (Kh-59, Pantsir parts) and the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant, which leaked files tie to at least seven missile programs including Kh-101 and Oreshnik
Ukrainian long-range drones struck JSC NPP 'Iskra Plant' in Ulyanovsk overnight on 24–25 September 2026, as part of a wider drone barrage on Russia. The plant belongs to the Almaz-Antey defence conglomerate and makes semiconductor devices, microwave components and electronics. According to Militarnyi and an identification by the independent Russian outlet A…