Good point, i was wondering if anyone would cover this. Submarines are not equipped with surface-to-air missiles. If it came from a sub it would be a cruise missile or ICBM
Actually, this has been an area of interest for many of the world sub fleets. SLAM (submarine launched anti-aircraft missiles) is a reality and has been successfully tested in numerous different Navies around the world. There was even development in the US during the mid-2000's, but it has gone dark after 2017. Development is assuredly still ongoing, but the details are probably all classified now.
It's not that you couldnt do it. SAM missiles are smaller than cruise missiles or ICBMs. It's because sams are a tactical weapon and subs are strategic vehicles. The timing you'd have to have to surface the sub and fire a missile at an airborne target is a completely unnecessary hassle... it'd be like developing an indoor-use umbrella
They don't have to surface. They can be launched in a vehicle from either the torpedo tube or the verticle launchers. They acquire the target actively after it breaks the surface
Maybe the "special package" Q referred to was the missile launched from a sub. Up til this point i assumed he meant the intercept was the "special package"
Good point, i was wondering if anyone would cover this. Submarines are not equipped with surface-to-air missiles. If it came from a sub it would be a cruise missile or ICBM
Actually, this has been an area of interest for many of the world sub fleets. SLAM (submarine launched anti-aircraft missiles) is a reality and has been successfully tested in numerous different Navies around the world. There was even development in the US during the mid-2000's, but it has gone dark after 2017. Development is assuredly still ongoing, but the details are probably all classified now.
It's not that you couldnt do it. SAM missiles are smaller than cruise missiles or ICBMs. It's because sams are a tactical weapon and subs are strategic vehicles. The timing you'd have to have to surface the sub and fire a missile at an airborne target is a completely unnecessary hassle... it'd be like developing an indoor-use umbrella
They don't have to surface. They can be launched in a vehicle from either the torpedo tube or the verticle launchers. They acquire the target actively after it breaks the surface
Maybe the "special package" Q referred to was the missile launched from a sub. Up til this point i assumed he meant the intercept was the "special package"