A Look At the New R-27 Missile Family

Article: https://flyandwire.com/2025/09/24/a-l... Along with the few features brought by the just-released MiG-29 9.12A, there is a series of improvements to the R-27 family. This video is the first look at the new missiles' capabilities. As mentioned in the video, charts may be hard to read on the video. Use the link to the article above to see them at higher resolution. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:55 DCS Changelog 01:57 R-27ER (Old, 2023) 02:09 R-27ER 2023 vs 2025 02:22 R-27ER vs AIM-7M 02:29 R-27ER vs AIM-120B 02:39 R-27ER vs AIM-120C-5 02:51 R-27R 2023 vs 2025 vs AIM-7M 03:00 R-27R vs AIM-7M vs AIM-7P 03:10 Manual loft 03:53 Negative pitch 04:26 LAR observations 05:01 The New Seeker 05:26 Test I: The Wall 06:36 Test II: The Turn 07:58 T2: AIM-120C-5 09:07 T2: AIM-7P 09:50 Chaff & Notching 10:29 Pre-patch R-27R 10:50 AIM-7M 11:19 New R-27R 12:08 Conclusions LINKS Ordnance articles: https://flyandwire.com/category/gamin... Ordnance playlist:    • Weapons and Ordnance   Procedures & Operations: https://flyandwire.com/procedures-and...