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

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 "Azrael" (PL-10) ^[3]
• CH-AA-10 "Abaddon" (PL-15) ^[4]
• CH-AA-12 "Auger" (PL-17) ^[5]

See also

• NATO reporting name

References

1. Barrie, Douglas (8 October 2021). "China fires longer-range AAM at export market". International Institute for Strategic Studies.
2. For Strategic Studies (Iiss), The International Institute (15 February 2023). "6 Asia". The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003400226. ISBN   9781003400226.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
3. Warnes, Alan (19 September 2025). "XCLUSIVE: Full article - Understanding the Rafale kills". AirForce Monthly. No. November 2025. p. 43-58.
4. Barrie, Douglas (21 February 2023). "China's air force modernisation: gaining pace". International Institute for Strategic Studies.
5. Barrie, Douglas (29 July 2024). "Phoenix successor redux: the USN's range riposte to China's PL-17?". International Institute for Strategic Studies.