Rafael's AIM-AIR IR Missile Countermeasure

Rafael is developing an IR guided missile countermeasure system called
AIM-AIR. It basically uses sensors to track any IR guided missiles
fired at an aircraft and it uses lasers to then burn the guidance head
of the IR guided missile.

Can missile developers get around this by maybe adding a filter to the
warhead or will the solution for now be to fire the missiles in salvos
thereby overwhelming the countermeasure?

-----JT-----

JT wrote:

Rafael is developing an IR guided missile countermeasure system called
AIM-AIR. It basically uses sensors to track any IR guided missiles
fired at an aircraft and it uses lasers to then burn the guidance head
of the IR guided missile.

Can missile developers get around this by maybe adding a filter to the
warhead or will the solution for now be to fire the missiles in salvos
thereby overwhelming the countermeasure?

-----JT-----

Take a look at
http://www.oldcrows.org.au/download/.../langietti.pdf, it
discusses the laser plug-in for the US version.

Stephen

(JT) wrote in message om...
Rafael is developing an IR guided missile countermeasure system called
AIM-AIR. It basically uses sensors to track any IR guided missiles
fired at an aircraft and it uses lasers to then burn the guidance head
of the IR guided missile.

Can missile developers get around this by maybe adding a filter to the
warhead or will the solution for now be to fire the missiles in salvos
thereby overwhelming the countermeasure?

-----JT-----


One method developed to protect US satelites from blinding laser
sensors waas an array of millions of steerable mirrors on a microchip.
It is a Texas Instument technology now used for fnacy digitital
projectors. Becuase of the mirrors the device can reflect away the
intense spot of light.

A similar device adapted for infrared probably already exists.

Sending a modulated beam of IR or even a microwaved beam to consfuse
the head is not new.

Salvos of more than 3 will be required as many such jamming systems
can handle usualy at least a pair of missiles but I think it is an
effective approach.

Another method is to use inertialy guilded missiles that releases a
protective shield for terminal homming and has a home on jam ability.