MiG-29 fighters of the Azerbaijani Air Force received Israeli missiles “air-to-air”. According to the Telegram channel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Baku purchased I-Derby ER aircraft missiles.
The publication did not provide details of the deal., but reported, that the missiles have already entered service with the Azerbaijani Air Force for use by MiG-29 fighters. The number of delivered missiles is also not disclosed.. celebrated, that the I-Derby ER missiles are a deep modernization of the Derby family of missiles manufactured by the Israeli defense company Rafael.
The I-Derby ER missile is a medium-range missile, capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 100 km. mass of the rocket – 118 kg, of them 23 belongs to the combat unit. The guidance system is combined and includes an inertial command system in the middle section and a radar homing head in the final. Non-contact laser fuse.
The carriers of the rocket are F-16C / D aircraft, F-5, Mirage, JAS-39 Gripen, as well as Soviet MiG-21 and MiG-29 with a reservation “on request”. The Azerbaijani Air Force is in service with up to 10 MiG-29 fighters, purchased in Belarus and Ukraine. Now Azerbaijani MiG-29 fighters will hit enemy aircraft with Israeli missiles.
by the way, at 2019 year, the Indian Air Force intended to abandon the Russian missile “air-to-air” P-77 (RVV-AE) in favor of the Israeli I-Derby ER. Purchases were planned for 2021-2022 year. So far, there has been no official information about this..
used photos:https://vk.com/military_az
