Mutant Missiles....

[bfng3569]

 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/usaf-testing-mutant-missiles-that-twist-in-mid-air-to-hit-their-targets

 

[DB]

I wonder just how well that trades off the use of mass and volume for the neck versus just using straight body lift and aft-mounted fins.

[BansheeOne]

The idea is not really new, I saw it suggested years ago for "guided bullets" in future sniper rifles, where it probably makes most sense.

[Stuart Galbraith]

This presumably could allow missiles to sustain energy better in a high g turn? That would make evasion a hell of a lot more difficult.

[bojan]

2 hours ago, BansheeOne said:

The idea is not really new, I saw it suggested years ago for "guided bullets" in future sniper rifles, where it probably makes most sense.

Even before that, in the '50s.

[bfng3569]

On 3/11/2023 at 9:24 AM, bojan said:

Even before that, in the '50s.

something to do with the tech for it being to large to make it worth while in a missile.