Hi,
Currently, all air-to-air missiles using active radar guidance know their target location and do not need guidance from host aircraft until pitbull. You can lock a target, fire, then break lock or turn cold and the missile will maintain last heading, then at a presumed active point will instantly snap to an intercept point even if the target is outside of seeker constraints. This means that any defensive measures outside of kinematics are useless to defeat active homing missiles since they always remain passively aware of a target's position. This is easiest to observe with the AIM-54 missiles, but both the R-77 and AIM-120 have a higher probability of hit due to shorter engagement distances.
To test:
Select aircraft capable of employing active radar missiles (J-11, MiG-29S, F-15C, F/A-18C, F-14B), lock a target (TWS or STT), fire the appropriate missile (R-77, AIM-120B/C, AIM-54A/C), then break lock or turn cold. Missile will continue down the last guidance path, then at a set distance will go active and maneuver to intercept the previously designated target. arh_aim120c_missile.trk arh_r77a_missile.trk arh_aim54c_missile.trk
