infrared target

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• Infrared countermeasures — (IRCM) are devices designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing ( heat seeking ) missiles by confusing the missiles infrared guidance system so that they will miss their target. History First deployed during the Vietnam War, they have been… …   Wikipedia

• Infrared homing — refers to a passive missile guidance system which uses the emission from a target of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared part of the spectrum to track it. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as heat seekers , since… …   Wikipedia

• Infrared vision — can be defined as the capability of biological or artificial systems to detect infrared radiation. The terms thermal vision and thermal imaging [ thermal imaging Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © (P)2007 Microsoft… …   Wikipedia

• Target Acquisition Minefield Detection System — (ASTAMIDS) is the latest weapon in the fight against improvised explosive devices (IED). It will provide a Unit of Action (UA) asset that can be used in Tactical Operations in day or night to detect and locate surface obstacles and recently… …   Wikipedia

• Infrared — For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). An image of two people in mid infrared ( thermal ) light (false color) …   Wikipedia

• Infrared sensing in snakes — The ability to sense infrared thermal radiation evolved independently in several different families of snakes. Essentially, it allows these animals to “see” radiant heat at wavelengths between 5 and 30 μm to a degree of accuracy such that a blind …   Wikipedia

• Target Acquisition and Designation System, Pilot Night Vision System — The Target Acquisition and Designation System, Pilot Night Vision System (TADS/PNVS) is the combined sensor and targeting unit fitted to the AH 64 Apache helicopter. It comprises two independent systems, described below: Target Acquisition and… …   Wikipedia

• infrared detector — A detector of a narrow band of infrared rays, such as those emitted from a power plant of an aircraft or aerodynamic heating of aircraft skin, thus enabling a missile to home on its target. With modern IR (infrared) sensors, it is possible to… …   Aviation dictionary

• target seeker — i. A device installed in a missile or a bomb that directs it to the target. Such seekers may be radar, IR (infrared), laser, TV (television), or other electro and/or optical devices. See heat seeker. ii. The missile guided to its target by a… …   Aviation dictionary

• infrared imagery — That imagery produced as a result of sensing electromagnetic radiations emitted or reflected from a given target surface in the infrared position of the electromagnetic spectrum (approximately 0.72 to 1,000 microns) …   Military dictionary

• infrared imagery — That imagery produced as a result of sensing electromagnetic radiation emitted or reflected from a given target surface in the infrared position of the electromagnetic spectrum …   Aviation dictionary