Missiles Flashcards
Ballistic Missile definition:
Propelled by rocket engine for first part of flight, rest of the flight unpowered missile follows arcing trajectory w/ small adjustments being made by guidance mechanism
Cruise Missile Definition:
Propelled by air breathing engine that provides almost continuous propulsion and remains in atmosphere for its flight path
Types of Midcourse Missile Guidance
Radar: Receive commands from ground station
INS: Uses measurement devices to calculate the missiles location due to acceleration put on it after leaving a known position
Satellite: Uses GNSS to guide missile
Types of Terminal Missile Guidance
Radar: Active or passive
IR/IIR
EO/TV
Types of Guidance - Air to Air missiles (AAM)
Semi Active Homing: AI radar illuminates target, missile calls guidance based on receiving reflected energy.
Active Homing: At a certain point, missile goes active, transmitting and receiving energy independently from AI radar.
IR Homing: Missile guided toward IR target signature.
Passive (ARH): Missile guided toward target emitted radio frequency.
Circular Error Probable (CEP)
Radius of a circle, centered on desired impact point, within which 50% of the impact points are expected.
NATO Missile Naming Convention (1/2)
1st 2 letters indicate origin country
RS=Russia
CH=China
IR=IRAN
*Sometimes these are abbreviated as the first letter of the country and
NATO Missile Naming Convention (2/2)
Next 2 letters represent use of system
AA- Air to air
AS - Air to surface
SA - surface to air
SA-N Naval surface to air
SS-Surface to surface
SSN-Naval Surface to surface
Chinese Ballistic Missiles
DF-26, DF21D
Russian Ballistic Missiles
SS-26, SCUD B
CSS-18 (DF-26)
Missile Type: IRBM
Intended Target: Anti Ship, strategic land attack, AAAD
Platform Launch: TEL
SS-26
Russian name
NATO name
Type
Target
Launch platform
Russian Name: Iskander
Nato Name: Stone
Missile type: SRBM
Intended Target: Ground based targets
Launch platform: TEL
SCUD B
Type
Target
Platform
Missile Type: SRBM
Intended Target: Ground based targets
Launch Platform: TEL
Chinese Air to Surface Cruise Missiles
CH-AS-5
Russia Air to Surface Cruise Missiles
RS-AS-17, RS-AS-20, RS-AS-23
CH-AS-5 (CJ-20)
NATO NAME
Launch Domain
Target
Platform
NATO Name: Keystone
Launch Domain: Air launched cruise missile
Intended Target: Land attack cruise missile
Launch Platform: Bomber Aircraft (H-6 Badger variants)
RS-AS-17
NATO Name
Launch Domain
Target
Platform
NATO Name: Krypton
Launch Domain: Air to Surface Missile
Intended Target: Anti Radiation, Anti ship
Launch Platform: Fighter and strike aircraft
RS-AS-23 A/B
NATO Name
Launch Domain
Target
Platform
NATO Name: Kodiak
Launch Domain: Air Launch cruise missile
Intended Target: Land Attack cruise missile
Launch Platform: Bomber aircraft
Chinese BVR AAM
CH-AA-7, CH-AA-10
Russia BVR AAM
RS-AA-10, RS-AA-12
CH-AA-7
NATO name
Type
Guidance
NATO Name -Adze
Missile Type: BVR
Guidance: Active
CH-AA-10
NATO name
Type
Guidance
Nato Name: Abbadon
Missile Type: BVR
Guidance: Active
RS-AA-10
Type
NATO name
Guidance
Nato Name: Alamo
Missile Type: BVR
Guidance: Multiple variants
RS-AA-12
NATO name
Missile type
Guidance
Nato Name: Adder
Missile Type: BVR (Medium Range)
Guidance: Active
DF-21
Type: MRBM
Intended Target: Strategic land attack, anti ship “carrier killer”
Launch platform: TEL
RS-AS-X-20
Domain: Air launched cruise missile
Launch platform: fighter/strike aircraft
CSS-18 (DF-26)
CSS-5 (DF-21)
CSS-5 (DF-21)
TYPE:
TARGET
LAUNCHER PLATFORM
CHINA
Missile Type: MRBM (Medium Range BM)
Intended Target: Strategic land-attack and Anti-ship “Carrier Killer”
Launch Platform: TEL
SS-26 (Iskander)
SCUD B
RS-AS-20 (Kh-35)
NATO Name
Launch Domain
Platform
NATO Name: Kayak
Launch Domain: Air launched CM (ALCM)
Platform: Fighter and Strike aircraft
