👉 Buddy missiles, also known as secondary interceptors or decoys, are a type of anti-missile defense system designed to enhance the effectiveness of primary interceptors by confusing and diverting enemy missiles. These decoys mimic the characteristics of a real target, including size, speed, and flight path, making it difficult for enemy missiles to distinguish them from legitimate threats. When an enemy missile is detected, the primary interceptors are primed and ready to engage, while the buddy missiles are launched in a coordinated manner to create multiple decoy targets. This tactic overwhelms the enemy's missile defense systems, as they must allocate resources to both intercept the real threat and neutralize the decoys, thereby increasing the likelihood of successfully defending against an attack.
