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I'm curious: Can modern missiles just rely on ground-based radar?

• wisemnaofhyrule 12y ago
  Obviously SAMs can, some Air to Air missiles could in theory if you have a nearby ground station guide them. However, the missiles that are guided by the plane have less range, requiring that ground station to be conveniently close by. Thats if were not including ground based radar just providing info to the plane itself.
• rurounijones 12y ago
  It can be decidedly unhealthy to be broadcasting a radar signal when the enemy might have SEAD aircraft with radar-homing missiles. Having to keep the radar on though-out the missile's entire flight would be a good example of a possibly life-shortening exercise for the sender of the missile.