Bisnovat R-4 ASH

AA `ASH-5 '(R-4) is the codename for the NATO air-air missile R-4. It was designed to counter the threat of bombers flying high. The development was between 1958 to 1964 specifically to equip the long-range interceptor every time the Tu-128 Fiddler. There is guidance in the version with semi-active radar-R-4R and infrared R-4T. The improved version of R-and R-4RM 4TM allowed the ability to shoot low flying targets at a range greater The R-4 has four configuration with delta wings in the central part of the body and four tail fins of control. R-4RM is 5.45 m long and the R-4TM 5.2 m long. The diameter is 315mm and the breadth 1.32 m. The missile weighs 500 kg and 53.5 kg warhead. The R-4 entered service in 1965 and R-4M in 1975. It was exported to Germany, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Ukraine.