Originally Posted by
Rengineer
...and that altitude would lend those AA-12s remarkable additional range.
Additional range, yes, but with no control. The AA-12/R-77 uses aerodynamic control surfaces. No atmosphere, no control. In other words, it'll fly a pointless ballistic trajectory, assuming it's even stable with no control surfaces, which seems unlikely. More likely it will be a greater threat to the launching aircraft than to any target.