passive homing system

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• passive homing guidance — A system of homing guidance wherein the receiver in the missile utilizes radiation from the target …   Military dictionary

• passive homing guidance — A system of guidance in which a craft or a missile is directed toward a destination by means of natural radiations from the destination. See also homing guidance …   Aviation dictionary

• homing guidance — i. A system in which devices built into a missile enable it to steer and keep on course toward a specific target by reacting to some distinguishing characteristic of the target, such as sound, heat, light, or radar reflectors. An infrared air to… …   Aviation dictionary

• homing guidance — A system by which a missile or torpedo steers itself towards a target by means of a self contained mechanism which is activated by some distinguishing characteristics of the target. See also active homing guidance; passive homing guidance; semi… …   Military dictionary

• rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction       any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion.       Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …   Universalium

• Acoustic homing — is a system which utilizes sound to guide a moving object, such as a torpedo. Acoustic homing can be either Passive or Active in nature. Using Passive, the system is designed to move either toward or away from a sound, and may also be designed to …   Wikipedia

• Semi-active radar homing — Semi active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of missile guidance system, perhaps the most common type for longer range air to air and surface to air missile systems. The name refers to the fact that the missile itself is only a passive… …   Wikipedia

• Buk missile system — Infobox Weapon name= 9K37 Buk NATO reporting name: SA 11 Gadfly, SA 17 Grizzly caption= 9K37 Buk ready to fire origin= flagcountry|Soviet Union type= Medium range SAM system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is… …   Wikipedia

• Active radar homing — is a missile guidance method in which a guided missile contains a radar transceiver and the electronics necessary for it to find and track its target autonomously. NATO brevity code for an active radar homing missile launch is Fox Three.… …   Wikipedia

• Guidance system — A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically, this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control. Systems that are… …   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