{"id":123467,"date":"2026-09-08T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=123467"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:54:08","slug":"rvv-bd-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rvv-bd-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"RVV BD Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>RVV BD Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About RVV BD Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RVV-BD <\/span><b>(Raketa Vozduh-Vozduh Bolshoy Dalnosti)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>Russian-developed beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RVV BD is the<\/span><b> export version of the R-37M missile,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one of the world\u2019s longest-range air-to-air missiles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is specifically designed to<\/span><b> engage strategic targets such as Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&amp;C) aircraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, airborne command platforms, and other<\/span><b> critical aerial assets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>RVV BD Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known that the missile has a maximum<\/span><b> firing range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the forward hemisphere of up to <\/span><b>200 kilometres.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile travels at <\/span><b>hypersonic speeds <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of around Mach 6.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It carries a 60 kg <\/span><b>high-explosive fragmentation warhead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and uses a <\/span><b>radioactive proximity fuse plus contact sensor for assured detonation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At ~4 meters length and ~510 kg weight, it can be mounted under the Su-30MKI without compromising agility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It is equipped with an <\/span><b>active-passive radar homing head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an <\/span><b>inertial guidance system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a <\/span><b>radio correction link. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/defence.in\/threads\/iaf-eyes-300-km-range-russian-rvv-bd-missiles-to-turn-su-30mkis-into-high-speed-awacs-killers.18657\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DEF<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RVV BD Missile is a Russian-developed beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. 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