: how does a air-air missile track an aircraft that is constantly changing it’s direction while also traveling supersonic?

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: how does a air-air missile track an aircraft that is constantly changing it’s direction while also traveling supersonic?

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Answer 1

You don’t do any quick direction changes while flying supersonic. The missile is also flying supersonic but faster than the aircraft. Tracking is done by light so it doesn’t matter if it’s supersonic since light is faster than sound.