page_title: R-77
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: R-77 / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: Map with R-77 operators in blue
context_page_description: The Vympel NPO R-77 missile is a Russian medium-range, active radar homing air-to-air missile. It is also known by its export designation RVV-AE. It is the Russian counterpart to the American AIM-120 AMRAAM missile.
  The R-77 was marked by a severely protracted development. Work began in the 1980s, but was not completed before the Soviet Union fell. For many years, only the RVV-AE model was produced for export customers. Production was further disrupted when the Russian intervention in Ukraine resulted in a Ukrainian arms embargo against Russia, severing supply chains. The Russian Air Force finally entered the R-77-1 into service in 2015. It was subsequently deployed by Su-35S fighters in Syria on combat air patrols.
caption: Map with R-77 operators in blue
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