by Werner » Tue May 29, 2007 10:24 am
stu_fishing wrote:.....what happens wehen the first super hornet is shot down by a iranian tomcat with a phoenix missile...leaving United States combat aircraft without long range aa missiles seems a bad idea to me...
They can probably make good with a salvo of SM-2ER4 or SM-3 launched from a cruiser.
Because of the Cooperative Engagement System, the cruiser or destroyer can use the data stream from a Hawkeye or Hornet nearby to provide guidance if the engagement is beyond AEgis range,
[quote="stu_fishing"].....what happens wehen the first super hornet is shot down by a iranian tomcat with a phoenix missile...leaving United States combat aircraft without long range aa missiles seems a bad idea to me...[/quote]
They can probably make good with a salvo of SM-2ER4 or SM-3 launched from a cruiser.
Because of the Cooperative Engagement System, the cruiser or destroyer can use the data stream from a Hawkeye or Hornet nearby to provide guidance if the engagement is beyond AEgis range,