Absolutely, if...if...if... But in this scenario, where's the helicopter? How do they know where it is? What's it's course and speed? How is it intercepted? What altitude is it at? How does the mini drone know what its intercept course is going to be? How does either unit intercept over a 40-60+ mile distance with constant updated course and speed?
All of these questions are a result from your post with the original thesis...put a Longbow radar on a -60. You acknowledged that's not needed, but I think you're also not factoring in the other systems that were also put on the -60.
I'd be fascinated to have this conversation and include a Growler guy in a place where the conversation could be expounded on. Obviously that's not happening here, but the whole topic (along with the Israel discussion in the other thread) is an interesting thought exercise as applied to a Spratley-like scenario.
All of these questions are a result from your post with the original thesis...put a Longbow radar on a -60. You acknowledged that's not needed, but I think you're also not factoring in the other systems that were also put on the -60.
I'd be fascinated to have this conversation and include a Growler guy in a place where the conversation could be expounded on. Obviously that's not happening here, but the whole topic (along with the Israel discussion in the other thread) is an interesting thought exercise as applied to a Spratley-like scenario.