R-40 air-to-air missile
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The R-40 is a long-range Soviet/Russian air-to-air missile originally developed for high-speed interceptor aircraft to engage strategic bombers and other large targets at extended distances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-40 air-to-air missile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10632093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R-40 air-to-air missile Context triple: [MiG-31, armament, R-40 air-to-air missile]
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Bisnovat R-4 air-to-air missiles
The Bisnovat R-4 was a large, long-range Soviet radar-guided air-to-air missile developed during the Cold War primarily for high-altitude interception of strategic bombers.
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B.
R-4R radar-guided missile
The R-4R is a long-range, radar-guided air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union primarily for use on heavy interceptor aircraft like the Tu-128 to engage high-altitude targets.
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C.
AAM-3 air-to-air missiles
The AAM-3 is a Japanese short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missile used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force as a modern successor to the AIM-9 Sidewinder.
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D.
AIM-4 Falcon
The AIM-4 Falcon is an early American guided air-to-air missile used primarily by the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War.
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E.
AIM-54 Phoenix
The AIM-54 Phoenix is a long-range, radar-guided air-to-air missile used primarily by the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat for beyond-visual-range interception of multiple airborne targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R-40 air-to-air missile Target entity description: The R-40 is a long-range Soviet/Russian air-to-air missile originally developed for high-speed interceptor aircraft to engage strategic bombers and other large targets at extended distances.
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A.
Bisnovat R-4 air-to-air missiles
The Bisnovat R-4 was a large, long-range Soviet radar-guided air-to-air missile developed during the Cold War primarily for high-altitude interception of strategic bombers.
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B.
R-4R radar-guided missile
The R-4R is a long-range, radar-guided air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union primarily for use on heavy interceptor aircraft like the Tu-128 to engage high-altitude targets.
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C.
AAM-3 air-to-air missiles
The AAM-3 is a Japanese short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missile used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force as a modern successor to the AIM-9 Sidewinder.
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D.
AIM-4 Falcon
The AIM-4 Falcon is an early American guided air-to-air missile used primarily by the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War.
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E.
AIM-54 Phoenix
The AIM-54 Phoenix is a long-range, radar-guided air-to-air missile used primarily by the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat for beyond-visual-range interception of multiple airborne targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-air missile
ⓘ
long-range missile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | AA-6 Acrid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentRole |
air defense
ⓘ
interception of high-value targets ⓘ |
| designedAgainst |
high-altitude intruders
ⓘ
high-speed intruders ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Soviet design bureaus
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet design institutes
|
| designedToOperateAt |
high altitude
ⓘ
high speed ⓘ |
| developedFor | high-speed interceptor aircraft ⓘ |
| engagementRange | long range ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| guidancePhase | beyond-visual-range ⓘ |
| guidanceType |
infrared homing
ⓘ
infrared homing ⓘ infrared homing ⓘ semi-active radar homing ⓘ semi-active radar homing ⓘ semi-active radar homing ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
R-40R
ⓘ
R-40RD ⓘ
linked to:
R-40R
R-40T ⓘ
linked to:
R-40R
R-40TD ⓘ |
| intendedTargets |
AWACS aircraft
ⓘ
large reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strategic bombers ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | air-launched ⓘ |
| launchPlatformType | fighter-interceptor ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | AA-6 Acrid ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
engage large airborne targets
ⓘ
engage strategic bombers ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1970s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Air Force
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
MiG-25
ⓘ
MiG-31 ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: R-40 air-to-air missile Description of subject: The R-40 is a long-range Soviet/Russian air-to-air missile originally developed for high-speed interceptor aircraft to engage strategic bombers and other large targets at extended distances.
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