RVV BD Missile

RVV BD Missile Latest News

To significantly enhance the beyond-visual-range (BVR) combat capabilities of the IAF, the Ministry of Defence is evaluating a critical proposal to equip the Su-30MKI fighter fleet with Russian-made RVV-BD long-range air-to-air missiles.

About RVV BD Missile

• The RVV-BD (Raketa Vozduh-Vozduh Bolshoy Dalnosti) is a Russian-developed beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. 
• The RVV BD is the export version of the R-37M missile, one of the world’s longest-range air-to-air missiles.  
• It is specifically designed to engage strategic targets such as Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, airborne command platforms, and other critical aerial assets.  

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RVV BD Missile Features

• It is known that the missile has a maximum firing range in the forward hemisphere of up to 200 kilometres.  
• The missile travels at hypersonic speeds of around Mach 6.  
• It carries a 60 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead and uses a radioactive proximity fuse plus contact sensor for assured detonation.  
• At ~4 meters length and ~510 kg weight, it can be mounted under the Su-30MKI without compromising agility.  
•  It is equipped with an active-passive radar homing head, an inertial guidance system, and a radio correction link.

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