Editing Active radar homing (section)

==Advantages==
There are two major advantages to active radar homing:

* As the missile is tracking the target it is going to be much closer to the target than the launching platform during the terminal phase, thus the missile's tracking can be much more accurate and better resistant to [[electronic countermeasure]]s. Active radar homing missiles have some of the best [[kill probability|kill probabilities]], along with missiles employing [[track-via-missile]] guidance.
* Because the missile is totally autonomous during the terminal phase, the launch platform does not need to have its radar enabled at all during this phase, and in the case of a mobile launching platform like an aircraft, can actually exit the scene or undertake other actions while the missile homes in on its target. This is often referred to as [[fire-and-forget]] capability and is a significant advantage that modern [[air-to-air missile]]s have over their predecessors.