infrared seeker

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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 guidance — A method of guidance in which an IR (infrared) seeker cell and a combined optics and flight control system act to home the vehicle onto the heat source. The illustration indicates the operation of an infrared guidance system. If the missile is… …   Aviation dictionary

• 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

• seeker — A device to sense radiation from the target, and/or lock onto it, and steer toward it by the use of radar, laser, IR (infrared), or optics. See heat seeker …   Aviation dictionary

• Common Infrared Countermeasures program — CIRCM, the Common Infrared Countermeasures program, is a United States Army initiative intended to develop a lightweight, low cost and modular laser based infrared protection system for U.S. helicopters and light fixed wing aircraft. The… …   Wikipedia

• heat-seeker — A sensitive IR (infrared) detector and homing guidance system that can detect and lock onto a heat source. Modern heat seekers can lock onto aerodynamic heating of the aircraft skin. A heat seeker is an integral part of IR missiles and infrared… …   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

• dual-mode seeker — A missile seeker able to operate at either IR (infrared) or RF (radio frequency) frequencies …   Aviation dictionary

• C-802 — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=Yingji 82 (C 802), CSS N 8 Saccade caption= origin= People s Republic of China type=Anti ship missile used by= See operators manufacturer=China Haiying Electromechanical Technology Academy (中国海鹰机电技术研究院) unit… …   Wikipedia

• Air-to-air missile — An air to air missile (AAM) is a guided missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft. It is typically powered by one or more rocket motors, usually solid fuelled but sometimes liquid fuelled. Ramjet engines, as… …   Wikipedia

• Nag (missile) — See also: Integrated Guided Missile Development Program#Nag missile system Nag Nag missile with the NAMICA in the background. Picture taken during DEFEXPO 2008 …   Wikipedia