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Pretty sure this missile cann't hit a destroyer otherwise the marketing pitch would be signing about it. They only mentioned carrier. The missile is only fit to hit stationary targets or slow moving targets, hence non maneuverable. What do you expect out of a quasi-ballistic missile anyways.

The system worked perfectly, the users failed miserably. Both helicopter pilot and operator at air defence. Good thing that incompetent pilot went roast and operator was court martial'ed.

Indeed. Both the operator and pilot of helicopter were idiots not to take the standard protection. Helicoper missed turning IFF responder on and operator missed confirming any friendlies in the airspace.

Indeed. Thats why I said, this missle cann't be flying at Mach 5 through out its flight profile if it is using Ramjet. I have seen it elsewhere as well, the missile is indeed having 5 mach no only during dive.

My argument was always about Ramjet which you missed. Being light was mentioned in context of the missile being powered by Ramjet.

Sure why not! https://quwa.org/2019/10/03/the-jf-17s-air-launched-rocket-option-cm-400akg/ Quasi ballisitc, hitting slow moving targets... its not manuverable enough in its terminal phase to hit a faster target like a destroyer. BTW, this quwa article is quoting IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly...

My argument is simple. The YJ-15 missile is based on Ramjet, it wont be able to hit and sustain Mach 5 though-out its flight. A lighter version of that is impossible to do so because it caries less fuel. Mach 5 in dive might be possible, but the missile will be take out much before it goes...

Again, Barak - 8 has a much more advanced seeker and longer range. Infact because the system was developed and tested after 2006, any vulnerabilities (that you have speculate) would be fixed by now. If I were to argue that way, then Chinese system 14 years back were not even worth talking about.

Errr... Nope : Here is what I wrote : You took out the lighter part while leaving the context in which it was mentioned.

What you showed did not even include Barak - 8 and neither did it include YJ-12 or CM 400. So how was it relevant is beyond me. If I were to cherry pick like that, I can include scenarios in which F-117 was hit by a lucky shot. Should that be used to argue that stealth is useless? Analogously...

First, RATTLRS was a US project. Second, it did not use Ramjet. Third, being light is not the issue as much as using Ramjet at Mach 5 is. YJ-12 uses integral ramjet.

Huh? C-802 is a subsonic missile. The 2006 hit was simply because of this : Israeli ship had disabled its air defences because friendly planes were in the air space. Also, Barak-8 was not a part of the air defence as Barak 8 was first tested much later in 2009. Israel's prowess at air and...

Indeed, India dropped the ball there. In early 2000s, if they had decided to replace all of the unreliable Mig-21s, 27s with Mirages they would have been EXTREMELY powerful right now. Flying 100-200 Mirage 2000s, fully upgraded with a smaller fleet of Rafale would have made them an extremely...

Its a ramjet powered missile. Had it been a Mach 5 missile throughout its trajectory, it would not have been possible with lighter version. At Mach-5 you are more or less in domain of SCRAMjet because RAMjet by itself starts getting inefficient. Most likely, you have a Mach 2 missile which...

Even CM-302 has a range of 280 KM. Besides, none of those platforms are deployed WITH Pakistan right now. Brahmos is deployed and is under evolution for long time. 450-500 KM version was tested in 2017. 600 to 800 KM version are in works.

If we are talking about "Highly confidential" ranges, then Brahmos has a range of 800 KM owing to its Oniks P-800 heritage. 290 range initially was just there to keep MTCR happy. Its range is also "highly confidential". As far as many systems given to Pakistan by China goes, similar situation...

Trouble for Tejas right now is this : Not enough legs to do any deep penetration strike. Not enough selection of SoWs for ground attack role. Not enough legs to do a close air support. Limited support of BVRs to do a air superiority role. Lastly, an Israeli radar which does not integrate with...

It can be a great point defence intercepter. Besides, its American engine ensures that India can follow their western intense training regime without accidents that plague Russian jets. Its availability is a totally different issue: India does not have an experience in modular design making...

YJ-12 has a range of 250-400 KM depending up altitude. Brahmos has a range of 450 KM - 500 KM and it flies much lower than YJ-12. BTW, Pakistan does not have YJ-12. It has CM-400AKG ALCM variant, which has a range of 240 KM max. Also CM-400AKG ALCM flies much higher than Brahmos-A. There is a...

Not to mention, FGFA was not even on track and was compromising on a lot of 5th gen choices.