Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground Weapons Development

Lake talks about how the development of weapons, sensors and systems has pushed on at a more rapid pace, as today's top-of-the-range fighters are not, in most cases, significantly faster or more agile than their predecessors; to compensate for this, and in an effort to gain advantage over the e...

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Published inMilitary Technology Vol. 42; no. 7/8; p. 33
Main Author Lake, Jon
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bonn Monch Publications 01.01.2018
Subjects
Fighter aircraft
Military aircraft
Military supplies
Military technology
Military weapons
Missiles
Weapons development
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Summary:Lake talks about how the development of weapons, sensors and systems has pushed on at a more rapid pace, as today's top-of-the-range fighters are not, in most cases, significantly faster or more agile than their predecessors; to compensate for this, and in an effort to gain advantage over the enemy. Air-to-air missiles are the primary armament for fighter aircraft today, and the gun has largely fallen out of favour, though it remains useful in some circumstances, when rules of engagement dictate, or when other weapons are electronically jammed or blinded by laser.
ISSN:0722-3226