Homing pigeon — White Homing pigeon The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon derived from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) selectively bred to find its way home over extremely long distances.[1] The wild rock pigeon has an innate homing ability … 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
homing — [[t]ho͟ʊmɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A weapon or piece of equipment that has a homing system is able to guide itself to a target or to give out a signal that guides people to it. ...infra red homing missiles... All the royal cars are fitted with… … English 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
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
tactical weapons system — ▪ military technology Introduction system integrating tactical weapons with electronic equipment for target acquisition, aiming, or fire control or a combination of such purposes. Tactical weapons are designed for offensive or defensive use … 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
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
