The primary problem I see with this concept is in the idea that you can "u-turn" and evade a missile. It's a concept that a lot of people have trouble with - a missile, in their mind, attempts to follow you - therefor, "looping" or pulling a tight-turn should make it so that the missile loses track of the target or simply cannot make the maneuver.

Missiles, however, are ballistic interceptors - a key difference from something that attempts to follow you. A missile is a sort of bullet (only bigger and faster) that can adjust its trajectory. Rapid changes of direction are only useful when the missile is in very close proximity (an already dangerous situation) - if done too soon, the missile will simply adjust its trajectory by a few degrees and make its intercept. If done too late, you will get caught in the blast-cone of the fragmentary warhead.

This is why the general strategy to evading a missile is to turn 180 from its source and climb (in BVR). Missiles have a far more limited supply of fuel than you do, and will simply lose in a contest of who can climb higher and fly longer. Another strategy would be to fly perpendicular to the interception arc and come around 180 about halfway through intercept, forcing the missile to change its ballistic trajectory unfavorably (and bleed velocity through drag losses involved in changing direction).

Of course, you are rarely ever dealing with only one missile fired at you (there is almost always going to be a second missile fired between five and fifteen seconds off of the first, depending upon the ranges involved) - the best option is simply to fly out of range.

Granted, it is difficult to destroy a target that shoots at you if run away every time it does - but I am merely discussing the best way to preserve your aircraft. Strikes against air defense networks require tact and coordination along with calculated risk.

Having had experience of flying frontline jets the only thing I can now see as the 'next' evolution is the REMOVAL of the human pilot. I know we have RPV's flying currently but I do think the next generation of fighter aircraft will be computer or remotely driven.... The end is nigh for the 'organic' part of the jet.....

Regards

PurpleDOG UK

that sounds like a neat idea until the missile redirects and re-tracks the plane with a now unconscious pilot...