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RVV BD Missile

Kumari Sonali

RVV BD Missile:

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.

  • 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.
  • It is known that the missile that 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.
  • It is equipped with an active-passive radar homing head, an inertial guidance system, and a radio correction link.