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 — For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). An image of two people in mid infrared ( thermal ) light (false color) … 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
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
Missile guidance — A guided bomb strikes a practice target Missile guidance refers to a variety of methods of guiding a missile or a guided bomb to its intended target. The missile s target accuracy is a critical factor for its effectiveness. Guidance systems… … Wikipedia
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer — The gas giant Uranus showing cloud bands, rings, and moons of the Uranian system, taken with NICMOS in 1998 … Wikipedia
Directional Infrared Counter Measures — (DIRCM) is a system produced by Elbit Systems, Northrop Grumman, ITT Corporation and BAE Systems to protect aircraft from infrared homing ( heat seeking ) man portable missiles. It is a lightweight, compact system designed to provide mission… … Wikipedia
Parking guidance and information — (PGI) systems, or car park guidance systems, present drivers with dynamic information on parking within controlled areas. The systems combine traffic monitoring, communication, processing and variable message sign technologies to provide the… … Wikipedia
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
