9. Gripen E’s IRIS-T Missile
The best short-range air combat capability available is embodied in the Gripen E’s IRIS-T missile. This very nimble weapon boasts a sophisticated imaging infrared seeker with extraordinary countermeasures resistance. Extreme manoeuvrability given by the missile’s thrust vectoring control system lets it engage targets even in close-range dogfights. Its powerful seeker allows it to discriminate between target aircraft and defensive flares; its modern proximity fuze and fragmentation warhead guarantees great lethality.
10. Su-57’s Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile
Combining extraordinary speed with hitherto unheard-of range and payload capacity, the Su-57’s Kinzhal hypersonic missile Mach 10 speeds are reached by an air-launched ballistic missile, which also keeps the capacity for evasive manoeuvres during its flight profile. Combining inertial navigation with satellite guidance and terminal active radar homing for extraordinary accuracy, the weapon’s advanced guiding mechanism Its great kinetic force and huge warhead make it especially powerful against big, hardened targets like subterranean command centres or aircraft carriers.
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