Look like their counter part is still vapor ware not sure if it even operational
Novator KS-172
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KS-172
Mockup of KS–172 in front of Su-30 in 1994
Type Long range air-to-air missile
Place of origin Russia and India
Production history
Manufacturer &
Specifications
Weight 748 kg (1,650 lb) (KS–172)
Length 6.01 m (19.7 ft) + 1.4 m (4.6 ft) (KS–172)
Diameter 40 cm (16 in) (KS–172)
Warhead HE fragmentation (KS–172)
Warhead weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Engine Solid-propellant tandem rocket booster (KS–172)
Wingspan 61 cm (24 in) (KS–172)
Operational
range
At least 200 km,
possibly 300–400 km (160–210 nmi)
Flight altitude 3 m (9.8 ft)–30,000 m (98,000 ft) (KS–172)
Speed 4,000 km/h (2,500 mph; 1.1 km/s; Mach 3.3) (KS–172)
Guidance
system
with midcourse guidance and terminal
(KS–172)
Launch
platform
,
,
,
(expected)
The
Novator KS-172 is a Russian air-to-air missile designed as an "
killer"
at ranges up to 400 km. The missile has had various names during its troubled history, including
K-100,
Izdeliye 172 ('Article 172'),
AAM-L(
RVV-L),
KS–172,
KS-1,
172S-1 and
R-172. The airframe appears to have been derived from the
(SAM) but development stalled in the mid-1990s for lack of funds.
It appears to have restarted in 2004 after a deal with India, who wants to produce the missile in India for their
fighters. It is the heaviest air-to-air missile ever produced.
