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Started by Patrick Eves
Sun, 24 Jan 1993 15:56
af news svc 01/14/93
Author: Patrick Eves
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 15:56
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 15:56
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From Patrick Eves <patrick.eves@canrem.com> >>From the news I heard the Iraq simply turn off their radar this >time and the HARMs missed their target. Can anyone confirm this >and if it is true then is there another way of knocking out >the Iraqi's AA radars ? Hi Anthony, The HARM (High speed AntiRadiation Missle) was developed specifically because the previous antiradiation missle, the Shrike, was found to be too slow to hit a given radar site before well trained operators could shut down and break the missle's lock. If the Iraqis (and presumably others) are now getting fast enough to beat the HARM, then I suppose it's time to head back to the drawing board and develop a faster missle. Not much of a problem, really. The HARM is 15 year old technology, and it uses components originally developed for the Shrike, an even older system. A more powerful motor and faster lock-on would do the trick, as well as adding a "home on last known position" feature, similar to the one already used on laser guided GBUs. Pat --- ~ DeLuxe} 1.25 #12341 ~ Pardon me, but do you have any grey poop on? -- Canada Remote Systems - Toronto, Ontario World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Re: af news svc 01/14/93
Author: MegaZone
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23
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From MegaZone <megazone@yoyodyne.wpi.edu> In article <C1D89z.9H5@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> patrick.eves@canrem.com (Patrick Eves) writes: >the missle's lock. If the Iraqis (and presumably others) are now getting fast >enough to beat the HARM, then I suppose it's time to head back to the drawing >board and develop a faster missle. Not much of a problem, really. The HARM >is 15 year old technology, and it uses components originally developed for the >Shrike, an even older system. A more powerful motor and faster lock-on would >do the trick, as well as adding a "home on last known position" feature, simil Not necessary. If we were a bit smarter we'd support the ALARM missile from England. It has a variety of modes and is about the same size as the HARM. It has home on coordinates mode, locking the position into its guidance system. One mode is a boost to high altitude and then slow decent with a small parachute. Firing into a radar if it powers up. Plus the normal home on jam and emiter modes. Seems like a good system. Of course American firms will complain about buying foreign arms. And it would probably have to be assembled here. Just like we pulled out of the ASRAAM program to inprove the Sidewinder. ############################################################################### # I have one prejudice, and that is against stupidity. Use your mind, think! # #Email megazone@wpi.wpi.edu Moderator, WPI anime FTP site 130.215.24.1 /anime# ###############################################################################
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