Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20161006122918

IC:

The new Aethon FA-16M has entered service and will start replacing the Diable FA-6M. As part of the final configuration, the Aethon will be equipped with a Threat Warning Receiver (TVR), which automatically detects if the aircraft has been "painted" by radar and IR tracking and directs the onboard radar and detection systems to the source, and anti-missile counter-measures (including chaff and decoy flares).

To maximize the capabilities of the Aethon, the Fleet is also fielding a new missile to replace the air-launched version of the ATAAM. The new missile, following AFOH doctrine of deploying multi-role (anti-air anti-surface/armor) missiles, is designed to attack enemy air/aerospace ships and craft, and surface targets (ships, land installations, armored vehicles). Like ATAAM, it uses thrust vectoring for maneuverability, and a tandem warhead (tungsten penetrator and high-explosive). Unlike ATAAM, it is hypersonic, and employs maneuvering thrusters around the body for extreme agility even at maximum speed. The new missile, dubbed Helios (the Fleet has started the convention of assigning hypersonic missiles with names starting in "H" following Harpoon, with the ALHM being named Hyperion and the FBW-N/T named Hades), has over twice the range of its predecessor and a wider flight envelope, allowing for improved "one shot, one kill" performance.