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The question to be asked is why would European copter manufacturers be assisting Turkey ? What's in it for them ? How does it profit them from creating a competitor ?
A question I cannot answer. When it comes to India sharing this expertise means creating a competitor but South Korea you sell everything from S300 to T80 to Type209 to Type 214 to God knows what. And they take advantage of that.
 
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What is the Range of These Onboard Jammers @randomradio

From How far , can they jam the SAM tracking radars

It depends on radiated power. For standoff jamming, if your jammer has the right antenna characteristics and is powerful enough relative to the radar, then you can jam from horizon, regardless of altitude. Both spot and barrage jamming are power heavy. Plus, radar signals have to travel twice the distance as jamming signals, so radiated power from jammers can be many hundreds or thousands of times lower than radars.

So rather than how far away, what's more important is how close you can get to the radar before the radar can achieve burn through, meaning it becomes too powerful for the jammer to be effective.

But modern EA systems are more interested in deception rather than jamming. Meaning they want to be invisible to the enemy until the attack actually happens. So range is largely irrelevant in this case, since flying tactics can put aircraft right over the radar, like flying below horizon or stealth. But at a certain range you may have to electronically attack the radar to stay survivable, like when you open the bomb bay doors.
 
It depends on radiated power. For standoff jamming, if your jammer has the right antenna characteristics and is powerful enough relative to the radar, then you can jam from horizon, regardless of altitude. Both spot and barrage jamming are power heavy. Plus, radar signals have to travel twice the distance as jamming signals, so radiated power from jammers can be many hundreds or thousands of times lower than radars.

So rather than how far away, what's more important is how close you can get to the radar before the radar can achieve burn through, meaning it becomes too powerful for the jammer to be effective.

But modern EA systems are more interested in deception rather than jamming. Meaning they want to be invisible to the enemy until the attack actually happens. So range is largely irrelevant in this case, since flying tactics can put aircraft right over the radar, like flying below horizon or stealth. But at a certain range you may have to electronically attack the radar to stay survivable, like when you open the bomb bay doors.

So when we say that RUDRAM
anti radiation missile has 200 KM Range , then the Target Coordinate for the Missile will be Pre Programmed before Take Off

So we will have to rely on Satellite Images and ELINT satellites to pick up valuable and important
Air defence Radars
 
So when we say that RUDRAM
anti radiation missile has 200 KM Range , then the Target Coordinate for the Missile will be Pre Programmed before Take Off

Of course not. There's no relation between RUDRAM and what I said.

So we will have to rely on Satellite Images and ELINT satellites to pick up valuable and important
Air defence Radars

Again, nothing to do with what I said.

RWR identifies a signal. ESM is used to detect the position of radars. And targeting for the RUDRAM is done after this point. Aircraft are typically used for recon, not satellites.
 
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Of course not. There's no relation between RUDRAM and what I said.



Again, nothing to do with what I said.

RWR identifies a signal. ESM is used to detect the position of radars. And targeting for the RUDRAM is done after this point. Aircraft are typically used for recon, not satellites.

I am just trying to understand how
Anti Radiation Missile will select its target especially since it has a long range

Also you said that an aircraft will be used for Recon , so how can a slow moving ISTAR air craft get close to enemy radars

What about EL 2060 SAR

 
I am just trying to understand how
Anti Radiation Missile will select its target especially since it has a long range

ARMs have ESM, a passive seeker which homes in on the source of a signal that has been identified as a radar. Once the missile gets close enough, the active seeker takes over.

The second one from the left.
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Also you said that an aircraft will be used for Recon , so how can a slow moving ISTAR air craft get close to enemy radars

They have to operate outside the range of SAMs. So larger aircraft can use their bigger sensors from greater distances, smaller aircraft, like fighter jets, can use pods from closer ranges if necessary, using its speed and agility to enhance survivability. This is where the S-400 complicates things for recon aircraft, by pushing them further away from the SAM. So stealth counters this.


Yeah, it's one of the pods we use for recon.