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radar is not required for A2A missiles with infrared seekers, like the R60
by bijowo1676 7mo ago
radar is not required for A2A missiles with infrared seekers, like the R60
- angry_octet 7mo agoWell, bijowo1676, you need a RADAR to find the target before you shoot at it. An IRST can be used, or an off board track, but that is a an expensive and limited capability technique, and usually used to augment a RADAR, not replace it. The missile IR seeker has a narrow FOV.