Background: Pulse-Doppler & AESA Radars
Radars are basically systems that use radio waves to detect objects. They emit radio waves in order to determine whether an object is in the...
Air-to-Air
Background: Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (BVRAAM)
Beyond visual range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAM) are aerially launched munitions designed to engage targets in excess of 30km.
Background: Within Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (WVRAAM)
In a sense, WVRAAMs are perhaps the most ubiquitous aspects of air-to-air warfare. The first widely adopted WVRAAM was the AIM-9 Sidewinder.