Standard Missile projects.

[Scott Kenny]

Anyone ever hid a warhead in a nose-cone hoping to be ignored? For larger missiles.

It'd show up as soon as that nose cone hit atmosphere.

 

[A_Random_Guy]

Anyone ever hid a warhead in a nose-cone hoping to be ignored? For larger missiles.

“Hmmm that contact is on a trajectory towards our airbase should we intercept it?”

“Nah, it’s just a nosecone.”

I don’t know if this has specifically been done but pen aids are fairly common with even smaller systems like Iskander deploying small rf decoys. The question of employment depends on how much spare throw/maneuvering bus weight you have.

There’s some fantastically complex pen-aid schemes in existence almost none of which we know anything more than rough outlines of.

 

[NMaude]

with even smaller systems like Iskander deploying small rf decoys.

RF penaids like those carried by the SS-26 Stone wouldn't against the SM-3's EKV as it uses a two-colour IIR seeker not an RF-seeker.

 

[A_Random_Guy]

RF penaids like those carried by the SS-26 Stone wouldn't against the SM-3's EKV as it uses a two-colour IIR seeker not an RF-seeker.

They wouldn’t but to my knowledge they’re also only for terminal stage though solely RF decoys could mess with cuing.

It’s a moot point because I don’t think the 9K720 has an apogee above the minimum SM-3 engagement altitude.

 

[NMaude]

Something that occurred earlier today is that there's already been an opportunity for the USN to combat test the SM-3 Block-II and that's in the Red Sea intercepting ballistic missiles launched by Houthi terrorists.

 

[A_Random_Guy]

Something that occurred earlier today is that there's already been an opportunity for the USN to combat test the SM-3 Block-II and that's in the Red Sea intercepting ballistic missiles launched by Houthi terrorists.

Those are far shorter range than the missiles Iran used in their attack. As such, if they ever do enter SM-3 engagement envelopes, cuing in time to hit them would be difficult.

Terminal interception is about all you can realistically do in that situation on the BMD side.

 

[Forest Green]

Something that occurred earlier today is that there's already been an opportunity for the USN to combat test the SM-3 Block-II and that's in the Red Sea intercepting ballistic missiles launched by Houthi terrorists.

You wouldn't waste an SM-3 on that sky trash.

 

[sferrin]

It has been "bloodied" now if reports are correct.

Anyone ever hid a warhead in a nose-cone hoping to be ignored? For larger missiles.

Not Block IIA.

 

[Josh_TN]

Something that occurred earlier today is that there's already been an opportunity for the USN to combat test the SM-3 Block-II and that's in the Red Sea intercepting ballistic missiles launched by Houthi terrorists.

Those are probably too low of an altitude for SM-3 even if it was desirable. SM-6 apparently has been used there.

 

[NMaude]

Those are probably too low of an altitude for SM-3 even if it was desirable.

I hadn't thought of that, something to keep in mind due to the EKV's lack of aerodynamic streamlining it has a minimum operating altitude.

 

[kqcke for you]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783469038707859524

View: https://x.com/Doha104p3/status/1783469038707859524

 

[NMaude]

Here's an interesting video from the Naval News channel concerning several Raytheon projects including the SM-6:

Interview with Gerry Hueber, requirements and capabilities' vice president for the naval power business at Raytheon, during Sea Air Space 2024.

Hueber sheds light on the following topics:

01:29 - SM-6 including its latest at-sea test with the MDA

02:51 - ESSM Block 2

03:37 - Australia's Guided Weapons Explosive Ordnance Enterprise

04:45 - Challenges to ramping up missile production in the US