Err... Noah's not gonna have the entire market share for 'pure vacuum' missiles. Ben would have his own design.
It would be pretty damn simple, too. Small, yet potent short-duration fusion torch, explosive payload, and guidance system. The only sophisticated part is the guidance system. Anti-fighter missiles have to be quick by nature, not to mention quick to track. They have a fire-and-forget system (good for furballs) with the option of being manually guided in until they can passively or actively track their targets (this allows for long distance surprise strikes). Tracking systems consist of a passive high-definition camera with a range from infrared to ultraviolet. The active system is radar tracking, and also provides for passive, HARM-style tracking. There is also a beam-rider option using either laser guidance or radar illumination.
The only differentiation is in the size classifications: anti-fighter, anti-ship, anti-vessel, and anti-installation. Granted, as the size increases the guidance system becomes somewhat less sophisticated - slower target, harder to hide, harder to move. However, all tracking options are still present and available.
And Ben has had VLS modules on production model Blackbirds since eight-O'clock, day one.
It would be pretty damn simple, too. Small, yet potent short-duration fusion torch, explosive payload, and guidance system. The only sophisticated part is the guidance system. Anti-fighter missiles have to be quick by nature, not to mention quick to track. They have a fire-and-forget system (good for furballs) with the option of being manually guided in until they can passively or actively track their targets (this allows for long distance surprise strikes). Tracking systems consist of a passive high-definition camera with a range from infrared to ultraviolet. The active system is radar tracking, and also provides for passive, HARM-style tracking. There is also a beam-rider option using either laser guidance or radar illumination.
The only differentiation is in the size classifications: anti-fighter, anti-ship, anti-vessel, and anti-installation. Granted, as the size increases the guidance system becomes somewhat less sophisticated - slower target, harder to hide, harder to move. However, all tracking options are still present and available.
And Ben has had VLS modules on production model Blackbirds since eight-O'clock, day one.