Harpoon missile

Forest Green said:
I think a SLAM-ER has a longer fuel section though.
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Yeah but no Harpoon with Slam seeker or Harpoon with Slam seeker for ukraine? Atleast with the seeker they got better chances of hitting precise enemy Targets and for extra range one needs to revive Block 1D/Block II+ er engine, smaller warhead or all of it.
 
kqcke for you said:
Yeah but no Harpoon with Slam seeker or Harpoon with Slam seeker for ukraine? Atleast with the seeker they got better chances of hitting precise enemy Targets and for extra range one needs to revive Block 1D/Block II+ er engine, smaller warhead or all of it.
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It might help a bit but the problem is that none of the really important targets are actually in Ukraine wrt defence production.
 
This would be perfect for countrys like germany in a larger order where one spends Money outside of europe. Moral and material is again very low so this could Help quite a bit
 
SLAM has a problem in that it really prefers to have datalink back to the launch aircraft, which needs to hang around and help the missile lock on to its target (Yes, the ER does have automatic target acquisition, but it's primarily intended to help the pilot refine the target aimpoint, not to guide the missile totally autonomously). In the air threat environment Ukraine is dealing with, SLAM might not be highly survivable.
 
TomS said:
SLAM has a problem in that it really prefers to have datalink back to the launch aircraft, which needs to hang around and help the missile lock on to its target (Yes, the ER does have automatic target acquisition, but it's primarily intended to help the pilot refine the target aimpoint, not to guide the missile totally autonomously). In the air threat environment Ukraine is dealing with, SLAM might not be highly survivable.
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Hrm.

How many drones is Ukraine able to keep airborne at decent altitude? Datalink back to the drone and from drone to ground?
 
TomS said:
It's a beefy pod, around 700 pounds. A drone that can tote that would be an easy target for the same SAMs that would be gunning for the launch aircraft.
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Then again the AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pod is both pushing north of 2 decades now and does 12 other functions besides being a datalink for the Slamer.

You can likely par that down a whole lot with modern gear and focusing on just guiding tge SLAM instead needing to also needing to translate for the Fighter and along with receiving/sending data from like several legacy non link 16 systems like the U2.

Through in that it easier to have the Drone play relay to a ground station?

Very doable if they want.

But the SLAM is one of the Navy main beat sticks so I don't think those are being sent anytime soon.
 
Firefinder said:
Then again the AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pod is both pushing north of 2 decades now and does 12 other functions besides being a datalink for the Slamer.

You can likely par that down a whole lot with modern gear and focusing on just guiding tge SLAM instead needing to also needing to translate for the Fighter and along with receiving/sending data from like several legacy non link 16 systems like the U2.

Through in that it easier to have the Drone play relay to a ground station?

Very doable if they want.

But the SLAM is one of the Navy main beat sticks so I don't think those are being sent anytime soon.
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Depends on how many items in the SLAM have a lifespan, and how many SLAMs there are nearing that lifespan.

Probably not many, the US has had a long-running shooting war to burn up any old rounds.
 

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