西方国家对前苏联空空导弹的评价原来是很低的。在近距空战模拟中“红方”飞机往往只采用相当于美国第一代“响尾蛇”导弹的AA-2,而“蓝方”飞机则用先进得多的“响尾蛇”AIM-9L,模拟作战结果可想而知。前苏联后来使用的AA-8导弹比较小,美军事分析人员也没有看在眼里。中距导弹方面,对米格-23使用的AA-7,西方认为绝不如“麻雀”导弹 Western countries on the evaluation of the former Soviet air-to-air missiles turned out to be very low. In short-range air-to-air simulations, the “Red Square” aircraft often used only the AA-2 equivalent to the U.S. first generation “Rattlesnake” missile while the “Blue Square” aircraft used the much more advanced “Sidewinder” AIM-9L to simulate the operation The result can be imagined. Later, the AA-8 missiles used by the former Soviet Union were relatively small, and the U.S. military analysts did not look into the eyes. For medium-range missiles, the West does not consider the “Sparrow” missile to be inferior to the AA-7 used by the MiG-23