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The NEZ of Meteor was in fact said to be 2.5 to 3 that of AMRAAM C5 / C7, and twice that of AMRAAM C8 (also known as D model). Something interesting about the pk of all the medium or long range missile when fired at a "confortable" range : the missile immediatly after beeing fired climb fast...

It's true. The NEZ is that space where the target, even if it is a highly agile one, can't evade by doing max G turns. So the NEZ depends of the speed of the fighter launching the missile (the higher it is the bigger the NEZ is), dépends of the altitude and difference of altitude of the...

It may be a diversion. Or the use of old missiles near the end of their life... The pilots praying the help of Allah to find a target....

The missiles used to indian Su30 were fired far from the NEZ. The best missile of the world, when fired againt a too far target or a moving target without mid course refresh position is lost. The AMRAAM qualities or weakness are not in question here.

Some source in Europe said the maximum range of Meteor, at the end in a near ballistical flight, is in the 300km... NEZ is good against a very agile target, as a fighter, but against a slow moving target as a tanker, the operationnal range is somewhere between 70 and 300km. It's not because...

A low band radar is used to give a non accurate enough position to fire a missile, but enough to help the optronic search and track IR system on board of all the modern fighter. With it, you can easily fired an IR missile. Rafale's OSF has a range of more than 40km. At such a range it can...

sorry, not chaff, but flares.

First of all with IR seeker. A bird as a F35 is all but stealth in IR wave lenghts. Even with 12tons of dry thrust it can supercruise, because it is shaped as a sugar piece : so the engine is used at a higher thrust (*) than another bird with the same load, and its skin is also slightly...

AIM9X is so effective that it was unable to shoot a old Su22 over Syrian coast.... Jammed by 30 years ols chaff.... The SH18 had to use an AMRAAM to do so.

not 100% right. MICA NG will have a smaller electronic pack so as to fit a bigger and dual pulse booster. The range is expected to be 30% more, and thanks to the dual pulse booster (to energize the missile at the end of its course to increase agility) has a significant metter NEZ. Add to...

For those who think US missiles are cheap : https://militaryleak.com/2020/07/28/us-approves-39-million-aim-120c-8-amraam-missile-sale-to-netherlands/ "Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of the Netherlands of sixteen (16) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)...