How do Anti-Radiation Missiles work?

Anti-Radiation Missiles are an important part of any military's arsenal. They allow to counter the formidable defense systems based on radar technology. Watch this video to learn more about this military tech.
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[@-45-17]

Very nice quick explanation, thanks

[@KrissyNotty]

Thank you for the comment!

[@letters79587]

Thanks for the wonderful, concise explanation.
If I were expecting to be invaded like that, I'd produce decoys emitting those RFs. Let the invader use up his missiles on those decoys, and then turn on the true missile defence radars.

[@KrissyNotty]

Thank you for commenting! And your idea is actually used to lure enemy aircraft into dangerous areas, so it would probably work 😳

[@theashenone564]

You would be surpirsed to know that they already exist en masse though

[@DenizenoftheAges]

We just need more iodine missiles. 🤷🏻‍♂️😅

[@KrissyNotty]

You have the same sense of humor as me 😂

[@ShortDocSpot]

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[@DisFantasy]

Would an anti-radiation missile work?

[@KrissyNotty]

I mean... They do, all the time... Or did I misunderstand your question? 😳

[@DisFantasy]

@@KrissyNotty I've only read about anti-radiation missiles being used for SEAD operations. Hunting SAMs and such. Never against air targets, presumably because they're too mobile and keep their radars off.
That's an assumption on my part, but it seems to me if they do work, and the Russians were complacent with their air patrols and became predictable, an ARM fired blindly could potentially get lucky.

[@KrissyNotty]

Exactly right: the Russians got too complacent and it's not outside the realm of possibility that a HARM could achieve such a feat 😳

[@TheRealBillBob]

No they don't work all of the time, there are counters to those missiles. So they work only against enemies with no counter abilities as with any military. @@KrissyNotty