In message , Scott Ferrin
writes
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:16:05 +0100, "Paul J. Adam"
wrote:
This also presupposes that you're able to get into parameters for a guns
shot... far from a given.

And it's assuming you don't get a dual mode seeker coming after you.
One of the Standards has both semi-active radar AND IR and they'd
kicked around the idea of putting one on Sparrow. Wouldn't be too
difficult to pull of if they felt it necessary.

Does offer complications, however. Which sensor is in charge and which
is the backup? (It's thoroughly feasible, but has a few wrinkles in the
implementation: sensor fusion is a tricky art)

For example say an
F-22 identifies the enemy aircraft at position X and launches an
AMRAAM equiped with an active radar / IIR seeker that looks for a
return that has both a radar return AND an image somewhat resembling
an aircraft, it seems like it would be difficult to decoy.

Being done for antiship missiles at the moment; it complicates defensive
soft-kill but isn't invincible.

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

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