AA-12 Adder
Medium-range active-radar AAM (fire-and-forget)
The Russian counterpart to the AMRAAM: an active-radar 'fire-and-forget' medium-range missile. The original R-77 had lattice (grid) fins; the more modern R-77-1 (RVV-SD) has conventional fins and greater range. Main armament of the Su-30/35 and MiG-29/35 in BVR combat.
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- Missile (L × Ø, span)
- 3.6 m (R-77) / 3.71 m (R-77-1) × Ø 200 mm, span 0.7 m; 175 / 190 kg
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Type
- BVR, medium — fire-and-forget
- Guidance
- Inertial + active radar terminal
- Speed
- ≈ Mach 4
Performance
- Max range
- ≈ 43 NM (R-77) / 59 NM (R-77-1)
- Platform
- Su-30/35, MiG-29/35, Su-34 (self-defence)
- Notable
- Multiple targets at once possible
Threat
- Effect
- BVR threat, shooter can manoeuvre after launch
- Countermeasure
- Notch, chaff, DRFM jamming, kinematic evasion
- Threat level
- High — standard BVR weapon
News archive 1
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukrainian FPV commander recalls drone kill on Russian UR-77 mine-clearer carrying over two tons of explosives
"Skipper", an FPV company commander in Ukraine's 413th Raid Unmanned Systems Regiment, told Army TV that his proudest strike was destroying a Russian UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle with a cheap FPV drone during Ukraine's 2023 counteroffensive. According to his account, the vehicle detonated after a second hit, and the blast was so large he thought it was "a sm…