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[[File:Radionix Oniks, Kyiv 2018, 72.jpg|thumb|Active radar homing missile seeker]] | [[File:Radionix Oniks, Kyiv 2018, 72.jpg|thumb|Active radar homing missile seeker]] | ||
'''Active radar homing''' ('''ARH''') is a [[missile guidance]] method in which a [[missile]] contains a [[radar]] [[transceiver]] (in contrast to [[semi-active radar homing]], which uses only a [[passive radar|receiver]]) and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target autonomously. NATO [[brevity code]] for an air-to-air active radar homing missile launch is [[fox (code word)|'''fox three''']].<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-54-10/fm3-54-10.pdf globalsecurity.org]: Brevity: Multi-Service Brevity Codes (retrieved 19 June 2013)</ref> | '''Active radar homing''' ('''ARH''') is a [[missile guidance]] method in which a [[missile]] contains a [[radar]] [[transceiver]] (in contrast to [[semi-active radar homing]], which uses only a [[passive radar|receiver]]) and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target autonomously. The NATO [[brevity code]] for an air-to-air active radar homing missile launch is [[fox (code word)|'''fox three''']].<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-54-10/fm3-54-10.pdf globalsecurity.org]: Brevity: Multi-Service Brevity Codes (retrieved 19 June 2013)</ref> | ||
==Advantages== | ==Advantages== | ||
There are two major advantages to active radar homing: | There are two major advantages to active radar homing: | ||
* | * As the missile is tracking the target it is going to be much closer to the target than the launching platform during the terminal phase, thus the missile's tracking can be much more accurate and better resistant to [[electronic countermeasure]]s. Active radar homing missiles have some of the best [[kill probability|kill probabilities]], along with missiles employing [[track-via-missile]] guidance. | ||
* Because the missile is totally autonomous during the terminal phase, the launch platform does not need to have its radar enabled at all during this phase, and in the case of a mobile launching platform like an aircraft, can actually exit the scene or undertake other actions while the missile homes in on its target. This is often referred to as [[fire-and-forget]] capability and is a | * Because the missile is totally autonomous during the terminal phase, the launch platform does not need to have its radar enabled at all during this phase, and in the case of a mobile launching platform like an aircraft, can actually exit the scene or undertake other actions while the missile homes in on its target. This is often referred to as [[fire-and-forget]] capability and is a significant advantage that modern [[air-to-air missile]]s have over their predecessors. | ||
==Disadvantages== | ==Disadvantages== | ||
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===European=== | ===European=== | ||
* [[Meteor (missile)]] long-range [[air-to-air missile]] (With contribution from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom) | * [[Meteor (missile)]] long-range [[air-to-air missile]] (With contribution from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom) | ||
* [[MBDA]] [[ | * [[MBDA]] [[Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon]] (France, UK) | ||
* [[CAMM (missile family)]] | |||
* [[Aster (missile family)]] | |||
===France=== | ===France=== | ||
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===Israel=== | ===Israel=== | ||
*[[Arrow (Israeli missile)]] | *[[Arrow (Israeli missile)]] | ||
*[[David's Sling]] | |||
*[[Derby (missile)]] | *[[Derby (missile)]] | ||
*[[Python (missile)]] | |||
===Japan=== | ===Japan=== | ||