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Old 02-24-2008, 12:27 PM   #18 (permalink)
Jimmy
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Originally Posted by zraver View Post
Given the threat of long range ARM's to AWAC's some sort of small anti-missile missile might make sense in order to keep the big radar functioning even when the bad guys are lobbing missiles at it.
The threat of long range ARMs isnt as significant as many armchair comrade generals would like to believe. There are some missiles that are truly long range, but they tend to be carried by very few aircraft that very few countries own. The MiG-31 may be a rocket with decent weapons, but that doesnt matter much unless we're fighting over Russian soil. So that's not a threat. See what I mean?

Edit: Wait a second, towed decoy?
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