There have been radar-homing missiles since at least the Viet Nam war. The North Vietnamese stopping cooperating in their own destruction by not leaving the radar on long enough to be hit. The key to winning the next war won’t be high tech so much as removing the shackles (Rules of Engagement) from our military so they can make best use of the technical superiority we already employ. Fighting, IOW, to win.
That post hit the 10 ring! Well said!
Not gonna happen.
Too many lawyers in the Pentagon.
And the Geneva Conventions seem to outlaw a Western State from fighting with its full power to win a conflict (Eastern States don’t seem to care...).
The guy added a word too many for clarity. What he should have said was just "active radar-homing" for the Harpoon, which means it pings the target with a small radar of its own. "Active radar seeking", like your Vietnam example is used by the HARM missile that homes in on enemy radar emissions.
Harpoon has a radar transceiver, while HARM has a receiver.