Scramjet for a2a, you will then need your aircraft flying at Mach 4+ to launch the missile or need a huge booster which can boost the missile at Mach 4+ to make it a hypersonic run.
I was talking about air defense systems. Scramjet for long range SAM will be ideal.
For air defence you need huge booster for the Scramjet to work.
Unless you have a DMRJ (Dual Mode Ramjet) which can be launched at subsonic/ transonic speed so that subsonic combustion starts for Ramjet and once Ramjet reaches high supersonic, it can transform its intake for supersonic combustion, so that it turns into scramjet. ISRO already have DMRJ. But using a DMRJ for A2A Missile needs solid cutting edge technologies. Let's stick with Ramjet A2A missile instead for now.
It is good news with our indigenous seeker there is no need for foreign BVR missile............................................................................................................................................
Do they ever test it against a real target? I mean Banshee is pretty slow. How would it perform against say F-16 or another Su?...........................................................................................................................................
What do you think, the speed of F-16 or Su is ? Mach 2+
Peak speed surely is. But still, they should try with a dummy warhead and may be proximity stop.What do you think, the speed of F-16 or Su is ? Mach 2+
Are you out of your mind? No country will jeopardise its assets and more importantly human capital in such foolish endeavours. For everything else, there is the computer simulation.
That banshee itself cruises at high subsonic speed when and is way smaller than actual aircraft. And 90 percent of fighter aircraft sortie is done in subsonic flight.
The USAF uses RF controlled F4 Phantoms and F-16s (QF-4 and QF-16) to test fire missiles against a fast, manoeuvring target. That's how they maintain the edge of their weapon systems. Maybe we could ask them to help us test the Astra?
Something gone wrong in this case....
Yeah, guess hotter burning Russian flares can fool the best heat seeking US missile!Something gone wrong in this case....
The sole AIM9X fired in AtoA combat failed against a poor Su22 with 30 years old tech flares.
Has anyone thought to test it against a Brahmos?
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