Explained: What Does Fox-1, Fox-2 & Fox-3 Mean?

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[harpseal]

The movie Independence day is the reason why
I'm here xD

[elmikeomysterio]

Stupid explanation:
1: pilot must maintain lock, aka guided missile
2: heat seeker
3: homing

[maverick]

Basically it just all means:

Fox one
Indicates launch of a semi-active radar-guided missile (such as the AIM-7 Sparrow).
Fox two
Indicates launch of an infrared-guided missile (such as the AIM-9 Sidewinder).
Fox three
Indicates launch of an active radar-guided missile (such as the AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-54 Phoenix).
Fox four
Historical term indicating air-to-air or air-to-surface cannon fire. The term in current usage is Guns, Guns, Guns.

[YuriYoshiosan]

Fox-1: Must lock to the enemy
Fox-2 and Fox-3: Fire and Forget.

[ParasiteQueen]

Also to add: To defend against IR missiles, you use flares. And Radar missiles, you use chaff.

[vkde]

There's actually quite a big difference between a fox 1 and a fox 3. fox 1 is SARH and fox 3 is active radar. A SARH missile basically has a radar seeker in it's head but no emitter, it relies on the lauch aircraft to keep radar lock throughout the entire course. This means the lauch aircraft's radar stays in STT (single target track) mode and cannot search or track other targets. A fox 3 or Active radar missile has its own seeker AND emitter however the emitter has very short range. It doesn't require the launch aircraft to paint the target but only provide guidance updates via info link. This means aircraft with a radar that has TWS (track while scan) mode and search and track multiple targets at a time AND potentially guide multiple missile to multiple targets, something that SARH can never do.

[rtmacabio]

Note the brown band on the back of the Fox-2 Sidewinder and yellow up front. A brown band means live motor on the missile and yellow means high explosives. It's a full live round.

[TheDude]

I've read somewhere quite some time ago, that at least for Radar guided SAMs it is common for the operators to fire the missile unguided in front of the target and switch on the targeting systems as late as possible so the target doesnt get a missile lock warning until the last second. Don't know if thats true though.

[maciejkozak]

The most surprising thing about this video for me was finding out that Air to Air missiles' warheads are *not* in the front section.

[edloco]

I always hear fox-2 whenever I fire AIM-9 missile at the target in Ace Combat series.

[fredh]

3:15 (correction) cap meant to say Fox-1 and Fox-3

[LeWille]

Important things to know if you are engaging with Fox-3 :
When the missile goes pitbull it will engage automatically the first thing it sees, not necessarily the enemy you are targeting. This is why when you are shooting those, you must ensure a CAF (clear avenue of fire = no friendlies in the path of the missile)
Also if you loose the lock at some point when the missile is still in passive mode it will continue in inertial navigation, extrapolating the position of the target you are shooting at and go active at the point it is supposed to find the target. Again this is important to know (= do not shoot if you dont have a CAF or you might end up shooting the friendly you are trying to save).

[srenstraarupfrederiksen]

Set the video speed to 0.75 and he sounds wasted

[rudolf]

You did a very common mistake with fox1. There is no missile-to-aircraft communication. Wikipedia probably explains it better than me, but the theory is, that a SARH missile has a "passive" radar, meaning it only carries the reciver part of the radar. The transmitter, illuminating the target for the missile's reciver is the launcher aircraft's radar. Since radar waves bounce off the target omnidirectionally, not just to where they came from, the missile can also see it. Only thing the missile can't do, is measure the distance, since it doesn't know from where and when the radar pulse was sent.

[Valkyrien]

I literally JUST had to google this yesterday cause i was sick of not knowing, well timed guys

[LeothirNanirhandel]

Fox-1:s (SARH Semi-Active Radar Homing Missiles) do have seeker heads, because they home on the reflected radar energy from the target, initially emitted by the launch platform. The difference between Fox-1:s and Fox-3:s (ARH Active Radar Homing Missiles) is that the Fox-3 has an active seeker head which homes on its own reflected energy once it goes pitbull. This means that, for a Fox-1, a RWR will only warn you about the launch platform's radar, and never of the missile itself. For Fox-3s it might vary. A launch in TWS might not initially trigger a launch or lock warning because the launch platform's radar still scans for additional targets. (Whether a TWS can trigger a RWR lock warning could possibly vary depending on how different types of radar operate in TWS mode) That's why you can launch several AMRAAM:s, which can also receive mid-course update via data link. Once a Fox-3 goes pitbull it will trigger the RWR. A RWS/STT lock can trigger a launch warning because a single target is being tracked. Also, remember to be familiar with the RWR coverage of different aircraft, as there are blind spots above and below the aircraft due to antenna placement. Fox-2:s will never by themselves alert a RWR.

[shadowsdrummer]

Very informative video. I'm a relatively new subscriber, and your group makes me really want to pick this game up. In a very short time, I've become a big fan of you guys.

[Mint-Lynx]

Do a video on missile evasion and countermeasures!

[jfitnesshealth]

I'm so glad I subbed as I'm getting back in fs2004 and sir combat scene with Lock On Flaming cliffs 2 . So informative

[techdefined]

The new Meteor missile has also dual way datalink connection. It can be commanded to engage other target midflight and the pilot never looses control.