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I'm a bit doubtful that the rocket motor on the current AMRAAM's is all-boost without the sustain portion. Even with improvements in the propellants used I would expect a switch like that to result in a decrease in overall range, not an increase.Is VFDR *and* a multi-pulse rocket motor feasible or desirable? It seems like both provide somewhat similar benefits. I like the idea of going back to an 8" diameter missile body too, but I don't think it would happen unless you had some sort of folding fin configuration. You still want to be able to fit six such missiles in the weapons bay of an F-22 or F-35 with the sidekick rack.One concept that I'm surprised hasn't resurfaced (at least to the public eye) is the sort of shaping used in the HAVE DASH II program. It seems like that could provide a lot of potential benefit.
I'm a bit doubtful that the rocket motor on the current AMRAAM's is all-boost without the sustain portion. Even with improvements in the propellants used I would expect a switch like that to result in a decrease in overall range, not an increase.
Is VFDR *and* a multi-pulse rocket motor feasible or desirable? It seems like both provide somewhat similar benefits. I like the idea of going back to an 8" diameter missile body too, but I don't think it would happen unless you had some sort of folding fin configuration. You still want to be able to fit six such missiles in the weapons bay of an F-22 or F-35 with the sidekick rack.
One concept that I'm surprised hasn't resurfaced (at least to the public eye) is the sort of shaping used in the HAVE DASH II program. It seems like that could provide a lot of potential benefit.
