R-73 vs AIM-9 Sidewinder
| Russian air-to-air missile, entered service in 1984, uses inertial navigation and IRCCM guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
| Category | Air-to-Air |
| Type | Infrared-guided air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Vympel |
| Service year | 1984 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| American air-to-air missile, entered service in 1956, uses infrared homing to track its target. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Air-to-Air |
| Type | Infrared-guided air-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1956 |
| Number produced | 110,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.4 million |
| Range | 30.0 km â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.0 â—‰ |
| Weight | 105 kg â—‰ |
| Warhead | 7.4 kg â—‰ |
| Length | 2.90 m â—‰ |
| Diameter | 170 mm |
| Guidance | Inertial navigation system and IRCCM |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 17.0 km â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.0 â—‰ |
| Weight | 85 kg â—‰ |
| Warhead | 10.2 kg â—‰ |
| Length | 2.85 m â—‰ |
| Diameter | 127 mm |
| Guidance | Imaging infrared homing focal plane array |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |