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> As far as full military, sure. But their rudimentary guided srbm's are not the best by any measure. Their best still use infrared or standard gps for guidance
by Seenso 7y ago
> As far as full military, sure. But their rudimentary guided srbm's are not the best by any measure. Their best still use infrared or standard gps for guidance. That is early 90s tech by american standards.
> Edit: wiki shows even lower tech ballistic style electromechanical guidance on their page. Thats 1960s tech.
The US still fields missiles with "1960s tech":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman#Minuteman-III_(LGM-30G) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman#Minuteman-III...
I'm not so quick to dismiss these Iranian missiles. They seem to be accurate and able to effectively perform the job they were meant to do. It's a mistake to classify military technology as lower=worse/higher=better like it's a tech tree from a videogame. Inertial navigation systems like these missiles seem to have are actually superior to GPS in many circumstances that are relevant here. Yes, they drift, but that's not a huge issue over a short flight time. More importantly, they're self-contained, jam-proof, and don't rely on a service provided by an adversary.
- mywittyname 7y agoBy the 1960s, contemporary military capabilities were such that wiping out all of humanity was possible. It's absolutely unwise to dismiss old military tech.