Interception and combat of cruise missiles by “Grom” MANPADS

Cruise missiles seem to be a topical subject for contemporary air defence systems. Operating at low altitude and flying with subsonic velocity, are extremely difficult for interception by existing surveillance means and there is no information about an effective combat method. In the paper authors considered to apply Grom MANPADS to intercept and fight with cruise missiles. Some optimisations of kinematic properties of the missile are conducted. The importance of a missile range was underlined and discussed.