List of NATO reporting names for air-to-air missiles explained

NATO reporting name for AA series air-to-air missile

Soviet Union

NATO designation for Soviet / Russia missiles:

• AA-1 "Alkali" (Kaliningrad K-5)
• AA-2 "Atoll" (Vympel K-13)
• AA-3 "Anab" (Kaliningrad K-8)
• AA-4 "Awl" (Raduga K-9)
• AA-5 "Ash" (Bisnovat R-4)
• AA-6 "Acrid" (Bisnovat R-40)
• AA-7 "Apex" (Vympel R-23)
• AA-8 "Aphid" (Molniya R-60)
• AA-9 "Amos" (Vympel R-33)
• AA-10 "Alamo" (Vympel R-27)
• AA-11 "Archer" (Vympel R-73)
• AA-12 "Adder" (Vympel R-77)
• AA-13 "Axehead" (Vympel R-37)
• - none - Novator K-100 (was KS-172, R-172 etc.)

China

• CH-AA-7 "Adze" (PL-12)^{[1] [2]}
• CH-AA-9 (PL-10)
• CH-AA-10 "Abaddon" (PL-15)^[3]
• CH-AA-12 "Auger" (PL-17)^[4]

See also

• NATO reporting name

Notes and References

1. Web site: China fires longer-range AAM at export market . International Institute for Strategic Studies . 8 October 2021 . Douglas . Barrie .
2. Book: The International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Military Balance 2023. 15 February 2023 . Routledge . London . 6 Asia . 9781003400226 . 10.4324/9781003400226 . For Strategic Studies (Iiss) . The International Institute .
3. Web site: China's air force modernisation: gaining pace . International Institute for Strategic Studies . 21 February 2023 . Douglas . Barrie .
4. Web site: Phoenix successor redux: the USN’s range riposte to China’s PL-17? . International Institute for Strategic Studies . 29 July 2024 . Douglas . Barrie .