1. Why and how does the US encounter Brahmos?
2. Has no one paid attention to my EW threads? Hard-kill options are always augmented by EW assets. Nulka, SLQ-32, we have options.
3. This isn't our first time playing the super/hypersonic game. We are well trained and equipped to deal with high-speed weapons. Hell, that was the forte of the Soviets.
Brahmos isn't the only high-speed missile around. Some of our target drones, targets used to test ship defenses, are faster than Brahmos. We knock them out, and yes, they are maneuverable too, we'll deal with this threat too.
The analysis is fine, but this is hardly a problem for a navy that deals with such threats on a consistent basis.
And on the laser. Let's see... 5-7 mach versus the speed of light in a medium. I think I'll take the laser.
Here's my non-EW response to Brahmos:
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