Re: GMS Air

> Los wrote:
> > What part of the term "fire and forget" don't you understand? You
don't have to paint the target for it's entire flight you only have to
paint it momentarily for lock on either with laser or millimeter wave 
fire control radar (AGM114IIR).

Ryan wrote:
> I've never understood that hellfire was fire and forget. It was my
impression that it could be lauched from way back (8 klicks) by another
helo and lobbed towards a target area in a set of ripples. Individual
designators that were coded could then designate targets.

	The older laser guided Hellfire can do this.

> I was not of the impression that it was cued to a target and then the
designator could switch off. Then it would be more of the genra of a
optically or IIR missile.

	The newer MMW Hellfire can do this, I believe.

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