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The diameter of the missile also imposes significant limitations on the RADAR. IR sensors couldn't be in the nose cone, it's hard to see them being very sensiti
by angry_octet 5y ago
The diameter of the missile also imposes significant limitations on the RADAR. IR sensors couldn't be in the nose cone, it's hard to see them being very sensitive or capable against active decoys.
In contrast, the AIM-120D has bidirectional data link, so it can feed it's RADAR picture back to the launch platform.
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoMy understanding is multi mode seekers use a simple trick where they have a Gregorian telescope where the mirrors do double duty for both RF and IR. This allows simultaneous radar, IR, and laser seeking in one unit.