Re: How to shoot down a Mach 8 anti-ship missile?


Henry J Cobb wrote:
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-16/0606265540183019.htm
> Adding to BrahMos's punch is its 'fire-and-forget' principle of
> operation, low radar signature, variety of flight trajectories and
> high-destructive capability with multiple warheads.
>
> The government recently allocated more funds to BrahMos Aerospace, a
> joint venture between the India's Defense Research and Development
> Organization and the Russian NPO Mashinostroyenia, to work towards
> more than doubling the missile's speed -- to almost Mach 8.
...
> Moreover, work is well underway to configure it for the Sukhoi-30 MKI
> fighter jets.

So when does China get them?

-HJC

Mach 8 my right sock. Best speed I've seen credibly cited fro BrahMos
is about Mach 3, same speed as Moskit or a bit faster, depending on who
you believe. Bad news, sure, but hardly uninterceptible.

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