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The first significant produced Soviet [[air-to-air missile]], the '''Vympel K-13''', NATO code name '''AA-2 ATOLL''', was reverse-engineered from an [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|AIM-9B Sidewinder]] obtained by China. When it became operational in 1960, the first Soviet version was also known as the '''R3-S'''.  
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The first full-production Soviet [[air-to-air missile]], the '''Vympel K-13''', NATO code name '''AA-2 ATOLL''', was reverse-engineered from an [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|AIM-9B Sidewinder]] obtained by China. When it became operational in 1960, the first Soviet version was also known as the '''R3-S'''.  


There were a few upgrades, but the series never went farther than a early Sidewinder equivalent, before the Soviets went to an original design.
There were a few upgrades, but the series never went farther than a early Sidewinder equivalent, before the Soviets went to an original design.

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The first full-production Soviet air-to-air missile, the Vympel K-13, NATO code name AA-2 ATOLL, was reverse-engineered from an AIM-9B Sidewinder obtained by China. When it became operational in 1960, the first Soviet version was also known as the R3-S.

There were a few upgrades, but the series never went farther than a early Sidewinder equivalent, before the Soviets went to an original design.

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