Tag: R-37M Missiles

Su-30MKI Fighters Upgraded with R-37M

R-37M Missiles: India Moves to Acquire Russian R-37M Missiles Amid Pakistan’s Quiet Pursuit of Chinese PL-17 BVR Supremacy

The Asia Live News Service - July 3, 2025
India is urgently pursuing the acquisition of Russia’s long-range R-37M (AA-13 Axehead) air-to-air missile after suffering what regional observers are calling a humiliating defeat in a large-scale Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air battle against Pakistan in May. The high-altitude confrontation...
Su-30 MKI jets

Indian Air Force Accelerates Modernization Drive: Focus Shifts to S-400 Air Defense, Long-Range R-37M Missiles, and Enhanced Su-30MKI Capabilities

The Asia Live News Service - June 28, 2025
India's defence self-reliance goals, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov on June 26, 2025, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China. What set this meeting apart from...