USN Bought Russian Missiles

[Stephanie B]

In the 1990s, the Navy was concerned with developing weapons and countermeasures against a Russian sea-skimming missile. They needed targets to work against.

So what they did was to buy the missiles from the Russians (https://warisboring.com/navy-bought-actual-supersonic-anti-ship-missiles-from-russia-to-train-against-them/) (without the warheads and guidance systems).

[AKDoug]

Cool. And probably way cheaper than stealing them.

[Nephrology]

Cool. And probably way cheaper than stealing them.

I'll be damned if this wasn't the plot of a Tom Clancy novel at some point.

[RJ]

If I'd stayed at NRL for my day job, I'da probably been involved in this. My problem was the dang GS-11 and GS-13 I worked with were young and unlikely to allow suitable promotion, so I ended up at itty bitty machines.

Pro tip: The Sonar Equation is the same as the Radar Equation, just with less Hertz. *ECM/ECCM rimshot*

[jeep45238]

I mean, the most common engine on space launch vehicles made in the US are Russian, so....yeah?