lmfao. Brahmos flies below 10 meters and flies over a speed of mach 2.8 and is very maneuverable...
At this low altitude, the missile
MUST have terrain-avoidance (TA) algorithms, which are much more complex than terrain-following (TF) algorithms.
What TF does is to send climb-dive commands to the flight control system (FLCS). When the missile climb, there will be nothing above the missile, when the missile dive, there will be a 'constant' -- the Earth -- for the missile to consider. It is a 'constant' for obvious reason: the Earth will always be there.
The TA algorithms are much different. What TA algorithms does is to set a limit on how high the missile is allowed to climb. If the terrain projection -- a hill or mountain -- ahead is taller than that altitude limit, then the TF 'climb' command will not occur. The missile's radar and programmed map system will determine the turn rate based upon the map's information about the terrain projection, as in how 'wide' is that hill, if there are any other projections nearby that would 'intrude' into the turn, crashing the missile, and if such a companion hill exist, the TA algorithms must create a new turn command with a new turn rate and FLCS surface deflections. All anyone has to do is look at the typical topographic style of map to see that
NOT all terrain across the world are the same.
The more complex the terrain as in map programming, the more flexible and more responsive the TA algorithms must be and that complexity depends very much on hardware. This is why the simpler TF capability came before more complex TA capability. The more complex the terrain for TA algorithms, the greater the need for high vehicle robustness to anticipate those turns, especially at supersonic speed, and the greater the speed, the greater the need for the missile's radar to look further ahead to see the changing terrain projections and its rapid approach.
If the Brahmos is truly capable of flying at 10m and below and with terrain avoidance (TA) capability at supersonic speed, then this is indeed a very commendable technical achievement for India.
...do you even have any kind of SAM or capable radar to intercept this? i doubt it your AWACS primary role is for early warning against our aircraft
even if you detect a BrahMos missile you won't be able to react quick enough because by the time you get wind of it the missile will have reached its targets we have already deployed block 3 in west Kashmir
i never said it can't be intercepted i am just saying Pakistan doesn't have anything to intercept it with you can see where it is but you can't stop it from hitting its target
This is a valid argument...
Horizon calculator - radar and visual
The longer the radar horizon, the greater the response time for the defense. Plug in various combinations of altitude for h1 (attacker) and for h2 (defense) and see the horizon distance. Keep in mind that an AWACS (h2) is often at 10k meters altitude, giving the defense over 400km of radar horizon distance.
