Vympel K-13 (missile)
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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.