Your first paragraph isn't accurate. For example, one common maneuvering tactic against radar guided missiles is to fly perpendicular to the radar, trying to hi

Your first paragraph isn't accurate. For example, one common maneuvering tactic against radar guided missiles is to fly perpendicular to the radar, trying to hide in the doppler notch. Against IR guided missiles, maneuvering is also a part of the counters used (in addition to flares). Maneuvering helps deplete the missile of energy. You'll never out turn a missile, but you can make it run out of fuel/energy. That said, modern AAMs have tremendous no escape zones where it's quite difficult to survive if the missile is employed properly. And drones flying counter air missions will probably happen when level 5 self-driving is successful.