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Air-launched SM-6 seen in Hawaii on F/A-18

by sklargh on 7/3/24, 12:39 PM with 1 comments

• by nabla9 on 7/3/24, 12:57 PM

  Targeting is problem with air launched long range intercept. Aegis ships have good radars on them. Aircraft have much weaker and SM-6 itself even weaker.

  You need to add dual seeker (radar+ infrared seeker) for intercept in very long range. Both Chinese very long range air to air and Israel Aerospace in Arrow are already using them.