I'm saying that even ground-based radars and combat teams launching large missiles have such a low hit rate against incoming missiles (like the 48N6), so a fighter jet (with only 1 to 2 crew members) that has even weaker guidance capabilities would be far less reliable at intercepting incoming air-to-air missiles using lower-overload missiles like the AIM-9X.
- And i said that it is like Tom & Jerry, trial & error, bcoz it is not zenith of technological evolution.
- Low hit rate doesn't mean zero hit rate.
- Like ABM system tracks BMs, similarly incoming AAMs have to be tracked, if pilots desire survival.
- Something has to be done to escape from or disorient missiles.
Regarding the second question, I have actually argued in other posts that if the minimum energy direct confrontation and the demise of value-based aircraft come to pass, the world will no longer need air superiority fighters. I believe future fighter aircraft will become super-large and land-based, capable of ultra-high speeds. Most ground attack missions will return to artillery, FPVs, and large suicide drones like the Geranium. A small number of concrete structures requiring destruction by glide bombs will have to be attacked by unmanned flying wings such as the S70. And this will be won by quantity rather than individual platform performance. With the further development of networks, the method of aircraft carrying air-to-air missiles for secondary launch will be replaced by aircraft guiding surface-to-air missiles...
- All types of options from tri-services are tried in every war.
- Different group of people globally have made their products as per their diversified thinking & it'll continue like that. It depends on geography, geopolitics, economics, management & coordination, etc.
- We might see different size jets, different speed jets, many types & sizes of drones, UCAVs, etc.
- Irrespective or source & target location/position & guided weapon type, all it needs is a good secured continious network to pass accurate target data for passive seeker & approximate data for active seeker.