is it possible to escape from anti aircraft missile thrown from ground targeting a fighter aircraft?

Answer 1

Sure it is. There are a number of systems that either deflect or fool an incoming missile that are currently installed on our aircraft. In pictures, when you see those brightly shining objects behind a jet fighter, they are super-hot flares that attract heat-seeking missiles. There are many other systems, as well, though many are classified.

Hope that this helps.

Answer 2

Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? Sometimes.

Like many of these questions it depends on a great many things. I have developed systems on both sides and modeled the engagements using the manufacturers models for both sides of the engagements. This is a whole industry and an arms race. A fast agile missile with a good view of the target is almost impossible to avoid if it gets to close range. There are ESM (Electronic Support Measures, what used to be called Radar Warning Receivers) and ECM (Electronic Countermeasures) systems on the aircraft that may detect that it is being tracked and which will then try to fool the tracking and guidance systems into either losing the target completely or directing the missile to the wrong place. On the missile end there's ECCM (Electronic Counter Counter Measures). Both sides have been working for years to defeat the techniques used by the other, this is some of the most secret work, even a suggestion of how any of it works can give away a critical advantage.

Basically, ECM allows you to deny accurate ranging information to a radar which is beyond a certain distance from the target, at shorter ranges the radar burns through the jamming. Then there are other active and passive guidance systems, like infrared, optical and laser. Multi wavelength IR seakers like ASRAAM and later AIM-9s use are almost impossible to fool.

Then there's the physics, a missile with a lot of power, vectored thrust, good terminal guidance and a solid lock is almost impossible to avoid. The old techniques of turning into the missile to give it a high angular rate won't do anything to evade its lead tracking solution. If the software guys have done their work. If it's a long range shot and the missile is gliding up to its maximum altitude then all you have to do is get out of the small area it can still steer into and you are safe. Missiles tend to be all about speed, so they have small wings, so they can't manoeuver as well when the air is thin and they aren't going like a bat out of hell. The Royal Navy shot down an Argentine Canbera at 80,000 feet and 60 miles which is the published maximum range and altitude for the Sea Dart they used, if he'd seen it coming he could probably have got out of its engagement envelope... assuming the UK tells the truth about weapon capabilities, which would be quite foolish.

As the electronics race ebbs and flows it is more and less likely. An SA-2 is virtually no threat to an F-22, but a current generation Patriot is about 100% lethal against an F-4, nothing the pilot or WSO could do would make any difference. Today's magic bullet is tomorrow's old junk.

Could a Patriot shoot down an F-22 or a Eurofighter? Maybe. Sometimes.

But yes, when all's said and done it is possible

Answer 3

The missile has electronic guidance systems that try to track the target and point the missile towards it. Several countermeasures exists for missile avoidance, like jamming, decoys, deception and even maneuverings that can cause the missile to lose its target lock. It all depends on a lot of combat dynamics and the answer to your question is, yes, its quite possible and usually thats what happens. Most missiles hit nothing substantial than air.

We wouldnt be making fighters if missiles were so darned efficient, would we?

Answer 4

Yes it is possible.

Fighters have on board counter measures which include electronics, dispensable chaff, magnesium flares and a host of other classified equipment with which to escape from an already fired missile. Further, when a missile locks on to a fighter, the pilot receives an audible warning at which time he can organise his defence.

Answer 5

yes, fighter Jets have radar jammers and flares that can throw a missile off target. However, I don't know about the air to air Phoenix missile, which can be launched 100 miles away and strike it's target in minutes. As soon as fighter pilots spot this missile its too late.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Of course. There are all sorts of active and passive countermeasures that can be used to avoid, fool or defeat a SAM.

Answer 8

yes a lot of pilots did during the Vietnam war

Answer 9

If it's thrown, sure thing. If the dumba** knows how to fire it that's a whole new can of worms!...........LOL!