[NwtnsMthd]

- Can't be jammed

- Simple

- No radio frequency indication of an incoming missile.

There must be other reasons as well.

[stavros]

I agree with the first and last point, but reliably unrolling a 4km wire while going 500 kmh cannot be simple.

[SketchySeaBeast]

I'm envision that classic "look down and see a pile of rope unspooling around your leg right before you disappear out of frame" shtick.

[supergeek]

Anyone involved in RC aircraft will gladly tell you that getting a stable radio link for video and control past 4km is anything but simple.

Even a basic analog video signal is orders of magnitude more data than what you'd be transmitting in a phone call.

[MarkMarine]

They seem to work quite effectively, I've never seen a TOW fail. Downside is you need to maintain visual guidance of the missile through it's whole flight path.

[encoderer]

Isn’t it crazy how much effort we still spend as a race trying to kill each other.

[norvvryo]

As long as resources are finite, conflict is inevitable. It would be foolish not to prepare for it.