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Re:Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia? by JepZ on Monday December 04, 2017 @11:19AM (#15844974)
So I understand that it is quite hard to catch a missile when you fly in the same direction as the missle, but couldn't you just intercept the missile by flying towards it and park you own missle in the tradjectory of the incoming missile.

Why is that not possible?

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Re:Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia? by JoeAltmaier on Monday December 04, 2017 @11:26AM (#15845034)
That's exactly how Patriot missiles work. They just get in the way. The entire trick is, to be in the right place at precisely the right time.
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Re:Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia? by detaro on Monday December 04, 2017 @11:24AM (#15845021)
It's still a very small target going very fast. That doesn't become easier to hit if you fly against it's direction of flight and thus have even higher relative speeds.
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