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I think you are missing the context. The original post was a poster arguing that AMRAAM has higher NEZ because it has HOJ capability. Of course, we can easily see that altitude (denser air), guidance algorithm, propulsion (dual-pulse missiles will have a higher NEZ), etc. will play a role in...

HOJ guidance is misunderstood by many defense enthusiasts. You cannot switch the HOJ mid-flight of the missile. This means, if you locked on your target with STT/TWS and launched the AMRAAM, the missile activates its onboard radar to lock on the target, the enemy target gets notified on his...

NEZ has nothing to do with the guidance method but the kinetics of the missile.

Too lazy to write a book, probably when I retire and have nothing to do. Nothing to get angry about :)

What IAF showed was a fragment of the back part of AMRAAM. You cannot tell from the wreckage of the missile anything. There were 7+ missiles wasted by PAF that day on Avenger-1 & 2, all of them missed. Missed missiles self-destruct automatically after flying for some time, or run into the...

Read about Radar warning receivers (RWR). Although our ground radars are powerful enough to pick up each missile being fired and track them. Grp. Captn. Abhinandan was warned of the incoming missile by the ground controller.

There is not much information on how exactly Avenger-1 evaded, there are two theories based upon whatever veterans and news channels have reported - Avenger-1 & 2 were in a BVR grind with Pakistani F-16s, AMRAAMs were being fired outside NEZ and they were outmaneuvered by Su-30MKI. Read about...

True. agreed. In general, drag force is a parasitic force trying to stop the motion of a moving body. I believe I said the same thing in the article. There are two parts for the force propelling the missile forward. Opposite reaction force due to thrust pushing the air behind the missile -...

Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air Combat has been a topic filled with misunderstandings, myths, and scanty information, largely owing to a lack of credible information available to the general public. In this thread, I will try to explain BVR air combat in simple words possible, and then gradually...