R-60 air-to-air missile
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The R-60 is a short-range, infrared-guided Soviet air-to-air missile designed for high maneuverability and use against agile aerial targets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-60 air-to-air missile canonical | 1 |
| R-60 missile family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10632094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R-60 air-to-air missile Context triple: [MiG-31, armament, R-60 air-to-air missile]
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A.
R-40 air-to-air missile
The R-40 is a long-range Soviet/Russian air-to-air missile originally developed for high-speed interceptor aircraft to engage strategic bombers and other large targets at extended distances.
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B.
R-8 missiles
R-8 missiles are Soviet-era air-to-air guided missiles designed primarily for use by interceptor aircraft such as the Su-15 to engage enemy bombers and other aerial targets.
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C.
Bisnovat R-4 air-to-air missiles
The Bisnovat R-4 was a large, long-range Soviet radar-guided air-to-air missile developed during the Cold War primarily for high-altitude interception of strategic bombers.
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D.
R-12 Dvina missile
The R-12 Dvina missile was a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile central to Cold War nuclear strategy and notably deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
R-5 missile
The R-5 missile was an early Soviet medium-range ballistic missile that played a key role in the development of the USSR’s strategic rocket forces during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R-60 air-to-air missile Target entity description: The R-60 is a short-range, infrared-guided Soviet air-to-air missile designed for high maneuverability and use against agile aerial targets.
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A.
R-40 air-to-air missile
The R-40 is a long-range Soviet/Russian air-to-air missile originally developed for high-speed interceptor aircraft to engage strategic bombers and other large targets at extended distances.
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B.
R-8 missiles
R-8 missiles are Soviet-era air-to-air guided missiles designed primarily for use by interceptor aircraft such as the Su-15 to engage enemy bombers and other aerial targets.
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C.
Bisnovat R-4 air-to-air missiles
The Bisnovat R-4 was a large, long-range Soviet radar-guided air-to-air missile developed during the Cold War primarily for high-altitude interception of strategic bombers.
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D.
R-12 Dvina missile
The R-12 Dvina missile was a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile central to Cold War nuclear strategy and notably deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
R-5 missile
The R-5 missile was an early Soviet medium-range ballistic missile that played a key role in the development of the USSR’s strategic rocket forces during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-air missile
ⓘ
air-to-air missile variant ⓘ short-range missile ⓘ |
| combatUse |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ various regional conflicts ⓘ |
| compatibleAircraft |
MiG-21
ⓘ
linked to:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
MiG-23 ⓘ
linked to:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
MiG-25 ⓘ MiG-27 ⓘ MiG-29 ⓘ Su-17 ⓘ Su-22 ⓘ Su-24 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-24
Su-25 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-25
Su-27 ⓘ
linked to:
Sukhoi Su-27
|
| controlSystem | aerodynamic control surfaces ⓘ |
| counterCountermeasures | improved IRCCM ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Molniya Design Bureau ⓘ |
| diameter | about 120 mm ⓘ |
| fuzing |
contact fuze
ⓘ
proximity fuze ⓘ |
| generation | second-generation short-range AAM ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | infrared homing ⓘ |
| improvementOver |
R-60
ⓘ
linked to:
R-60M
|
| intendedTargets |
agile aerial targets
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
attack aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ |
| length | about 2.1 m ⓘ |
| maneuverability | high ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Soviet defense industry ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 43 kg ⓘ |
| maxRange | approximately 8 km ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | around Mach 2.5 ⓘ |
| minRange | approximately 300 m ⓘ |
| mounting |
fuselage pylons
ⓘ
underwing pylons ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | AA-8 Aphid ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air-to-air combat ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| seekerType |
all-aspect infrared seeker
ⓘ
passive infrared seeker ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1974 ⓘ |
| successor | R-73 air-to-air missile ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Air Force
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Warsaw Pact air forces ⓘ
linked to:
Warsaw Pact tactical aviation
various export customers ⓘ |
| variant | R-60M ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
| warheadWeight | approximately 3 kg ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 390 mm ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: R-60 air-to-air missile Description of subject: The R-60 is a short-range, infrared-guided Soviet air-to-air missile designed for high maneuverability and use against agile aerial targets.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
R-73 air-to-air missile
linked to: R-60 air-to-air missile