Note how most supersonic ASMs are quite long ranged, with the longest range (Granit) being among them, as well as the early withdrawal of the US TASM due to targetting concerns IIRC. It is worth mentioning that high speed does mitigate the targetting problem that has been mentioned here a bit. In the anti-shipping role, big supersonic missiles are really meant for attacking big, high-value ships. Each one can be more destructive, if it hits (kinetic energy), but for the same resources, you can launch a fraction of the number.
Bigger is harder to hide.īigger also has the disadvantage that you can carry far fewer of them. Compare supersonic missiles with subsonic missiles carrying similar size warheads over similar ranges, & you immediately see that the supersonic missiles are much bigger. Then, there's the matter of physical size. It's particularly difficult to reduce the IR signature. It's possible to make a supersonic missile stealthy, but much more difficult, & more expensive. Is there any law of physics which prevents to have both stealth and speed ?Ī combination of factors. Isnt F-22 stealth and speed, compared to F-117 which is subsonic and stealth ?
It would be an expensive system to reduce LO yet be supersonic.
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