Is it technologically possible to defend against an attacking electronicly guided missile by guidence?

Question

Specifically by dislocating the guidence system away from enemy and, say, non-retributively guiding missile to a no-harm area?

Answer 1

Most missiles are categorized by their guidance systems. Laser guides bomb. Autonomous internally guided cruise missiles. Smart and brilliant bomb/missiles that are directed or preset GPS determined with multiple target package.

All generally take into their weapons defense a counter measure, i.e. encoded laser tracking, coded radar painting and the like of protecting the system from hacking or other ingenuous disrupting.

Apparently the way to go is with Kinetic energy, i.e. hitting them with a baseball bat fast. Patriot Defense System tailored for the cruise and guided missles. The rocket attacks in Isreal are defended by blowing up the terrorists and missiles prior to launch

Answer 2

Not with a wire-guided missle - they are resistant to electromagnetic interference. Check out TOW missles.

Not with an electronically guided missle like a Tomahawk cruise missle - the on-board computer already has its maps stored in its guidance computer and uses intertial navigation. It doesn't really need GPS after launch, but will use it if available. GPS is jam and spoof resistant anyway (especially the military grade).

The countermeasures left are whether the missile leaves a radar signature: a sleath missle would not; or an infra-red signature (tough to get for a ballistic warhead on final approach).

Answer 3

it is possible, in principle. however, it is not very practical.

most missiles have built in guidance sytems. those which are externally guided, however would require that you take-over the guidance systems. or that you have a second system that is able to spoof the missile into thinking it's the original guidance system. most weapons have safeguards to prevent this from happening.

at present, it is more practical and expedient to simply destroy the target rather than to taking over control of it.

Answer 4

In principle, any guidance system can be fooled. In practice, it is almost always easier to 'confuse' the missile than 'hijack' it. Finding a 'no-harm' area is probably the most difficult part.

Answer 5

Absolutely...just jam the communication signals. Lot's of times, they can be pre-programmed, but they still require guidance like GPS, there would need to be a major disruption in the microwave band on specific gps frequencies.

Answer 6

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