Infrared search and track, the Glossary

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1. 86 relations: Afterburner, Airborne early warning and control, Al Zubarah-class corvette, AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System, Angular resolution, Anzac-class frigate, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Aselsan, Autocannon, İstif-class frigate, Barbaros-class frigate, Baynunah-class corvette, Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, Canberra-class landing helicopter dock, Cassard-class frigate, Chengdu J-20, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, Daegu-class frigate, De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate, Electro-optical targeting system, EuroFIRST PIRATE, F110-class frigate, Fire-and-forget, Fire-control system, Floréal-class frigate, Forward-looking infrared, FREMM multipurpose frigate, French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, Gowind-class design, Ground-controlled interception, Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Halifax-class frigate, Hanwha Group, Helicopter, Hobart-class destroyer, Horizon-class frigate, Hughes Aircraft Company, Indra Sistemas, Infrared, Infrared homing, Infrared signature, Interceptor aircraft, Italian aircraft carrier Cavour, Italian landing helicopter dock Trieste, Jet aircraft, KAI KF-21 Boramae, Laser rangefinder, Leonardo (company), Light, ... Expand index (36 more) »

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Afterburner

An afterburner (or reheat in British English) is an additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military supersonic aircraft.

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Airborne early warning and control

An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack aircraft. Infrared search and track and airborne early warning and control are military aviation and military electronics.

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Al Zubarah-class corvette

The Al Zubarah-class corvette, sometimes called the Doha class, is a class of multi-role corvette operated by the Qatari Emiri Navy.

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AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System

The AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) is the first of a new generation of sensor systems being fielded on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

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Angular resolution

Angular resolution describes the ability of any image-forming device such as an optical or radio telescope, a microscope, a camera, or an eye, to distinguish small details of an object, thereby making it a major determinant of image resolution.

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Anzac-class frigate

The Anzac class (also identified as the ANZAC class and the MEKO 200 ANZ type) is a ship class of ten frigates; eight operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and two operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer centered around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multi-function passive electronically scanned array radar.

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Aselsan

Aselsan (Aselsan, acronym: Askerî Elektronik Sanayi, Military Electronic Industries), Aselsan A.Ş., is a Turkish defense corporation headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.

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Autocannon

An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.

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İstif-class frigate

The Istif-class frigates are a group of eight multirole frigates currently being constructed for the Turkish Naval Forces.

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Barbaros-class frigate

The Barbaros-class frigates are among the most modern frigates in the Turkish Navy.

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Baynunah-class corvette

The Baynunah class are corvettes for the United Arab Emirates Navy (UAE Navy).

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Boeing F-15EX Eagle II

The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle.

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Canberra-class landing helicopter dock

The Canberra class is a ship class of two landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Cassard-class frigate

The Cassard class (Type F70 AA) was a class of two anti-air warfare destroyers of the French Navy introduced in the latter 1980s/early 1990s.

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Chengdu J-20

The Chengdu J-20, also known as Mighty Dragon (NATO reporting name: Fagin), is a twinjet all-weather stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed by China's Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair.

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Convair F-106 Delta Dart

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair.

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Daegu-class frigate

The Daegu-class frigate (Hangul: 대구급 호위함, Hanja: 大邱級護衛艦) is a class of guided missile frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

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De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate

The four De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates are air-defence and command frigates in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine).

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Electro-optical targeting system

An electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), is a system employed to track and locate targets in aerial warfare. Infrared search and track and electro-optical targeting system are military electronics.

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EuroFIRST PIRATE

The EuroFirst Passive Infrared Airborne Track Equipment (PIRATE) is the forward looking infrared (FLIR)/infra-red search and track (IRST) for the Eurofighter Typhoon. Infrared search and track and EuroFIRST PIRATE are infrared imaging and military electronics.

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F110-class frigate

The F110 class, also known as the Bonifaz class, are a multi-purpose, anti-submarine class of Aegis combat system-fitted heavy frigates under construction for the Spanish Navy.

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Fire-and-forget

Fire-and-forget is a type of missile guidance which does not require further external intervention after launch such as illumination of the target or wire guidance, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line-of-sight of the target.

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Fire-control system

A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target.

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Floréal-class frigate

The Floréal class is a type of light "surveillance frigates" (frégate de surveillance) designed for the needs of the French Navy in low-threat environments ordered in 1989.

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Forward-looking infrared

Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation. Infrared search and track and Forward-looking infrared are infrared imaging and military electronics.

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FREMM multipurpose frigate

The FREMM (Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission; Fregata Europea Multi-Missione), which stands for "European multi-purpose frigate", is a Franco-Italian family of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri.

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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy.

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Gowind-class design

The Gowind design is a family of steel monohull frigates, corvettes and offshore patrol vessels developed since 2006 by France's Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS, to conduct missions in the littoral zone such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW).

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Ground-controlled interception

Ground-controlled interception (GCI) is an air defence tactic whereby one or more radar stations or other observational stations are linked to a command communications centre which guides interceptor aircraft to an airborne target.

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.

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Halifax-class frigate

The Halifax-class frigate, also referred to as the City class, is a class of multi-role patrol frigates that have served the Royal Canadian Navy since 1992.

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Hanwha Group

Hanwha Group is a large business conglomerate (chaebol) in South Korea.

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Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors.

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Hobart-class destroyer

The Hobart class is a ship class of three air warfare destroyers (AWDs) built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Horizon-class frigate

The Horizon class (French: Classe Horizon; Italian: Classe Orizzonte) is a class of air-defence destroyers in service with the French and Italian navies.

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Hughes Aircraft Company

The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded on February 14, 1934 by Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, as a division of Hughes Tool Company.

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Indra Sistemas

Indra Sistemas, S.A. is a Spanish information technology and defense systems company founded in 1992.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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Infrared homing

Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly. Infrared search and track and infrared homing are infrared imaging.

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Infrared signature

Infrared signature, as used by defense scientists and the military, is the appearance of objects to infrared sensors. Infrared search and track and infrared signature are infrared imaging.

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Interceptor aircraft

An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.

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Italian aircraft carrier Cavour

Cavour (portaerei Cavour) is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004.

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Italian landing helicopter dock Trieste

Trieste is a multi-role amphibious unit of the Italian Navy, officially classified as a landing helicopter dock (amphibious assault helicopter carrier), it will be the largest vessel in the Italian fleet.

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Jet aircraft

A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by one or more jet engines.

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KAI KF-21 Boramae

The KAI KF-21 Boramae (formerly known as KF-X) is a South Korean-led fighter aircraft development program with the goal of producing an advanced multirole fighter for the South Korean and Indonesian air forces.

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Laser rangefinder

A laser rangefinder, also known as a laser telemeter, is a rangefinder that uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object.

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Leonardo (company)

Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian multinational company specialising in aerospace, defence and security.

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Light

Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.

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Lockheed Martin

The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer with worldwide interests.

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Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine all-weather stealth fighter aircraft developed and produced for the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missions; it also has electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.

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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing).

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.

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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation.

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Mikoyan MiG-29

The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.

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Mikoyan MiG-31

The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the MiG-25.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service.

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Mitsubishi F-15J

The Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather air superiority fighter based on the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle in use by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).

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Musherib-class offshore patrol vessel

The Musherib class is a class of offshore patrol vessels built by Fincantieri for the Qatari Emiri Navy.

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Optronique secteur frontal

The Optronique Secteur Frontal (OSF) is a long-range optoelectronics system, developed for the French Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.

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Phalanx CIWS

The Phalanx CIWS is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats.

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Pulse-Doppler radar

A pulse-Doppler radar is a radar system that determines the range to a target using pulse-timing techniques, and uses the Doppler effect of the returned signal to determine the target object's velocity.

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Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

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Radar display

A radar display is an electronic device that presents radar data to the operator.

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Radiation

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium.

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ROKS Dokdo

ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111) is the lead ship of the of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co.

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ROKS Marado

ROKS Marado (LPH-6112) is the second ship of the of the Republic of Korea Navy.

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Saab JAS 39 Gripen

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: The Griffin) is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB.

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Sachsen-class frigate

The F124 Sachsen class is the German Navy's latest class of air-defense frigates.

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Safran

Safran S.A. is a French multinational aerospace and defense corporation that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines, helicopter engines, spacecraft propulsion systems as well as various other aerospace and military equipment.

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Sejong the Great-class destroyer

The Sejong the Great-class destroyers (Sejongdaewang-Geup Guchukam or Hangul: 세종대왕급 구축함, Hanja: 世宗大王級驅逐艦), also known as KDX-III, are three guided-missile destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

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Shenyang FC-31

The Shenyang FC-31 Gyrfalcon (p), also known as the J-31 or J-35, is a Chinese prototype mid-sized twinjet 5th-generation fighter aircraft developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC).

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Situation awareness

Situational awareness or situation awareness (SA) is the understanding of an environment, its elements, and how it changes with respect to time or other factors.

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Sukhoi Su-27

The Sukhoi Su-27 (Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.

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Sukhoi Su-57

The Sukhoi Su-57 (Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi.

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TAI TF Kaan

The TAI Kaan also called TF ("Turkish Fighter", formerly known as TF-X) and MMU (Milli Muharip Uçak, Turkish for 'National Combat Aircraft'), is a stealthy, twin-engine, all-weather air superiority fighter in development by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and sub-contractor BAE Systems.

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TCG Anadolu

TCG Anadolu (L-400) is an amphibious assault ship of the Turkish Navy.

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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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Thales Group

Thales Group is a French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures electrical systems as well as devices and equipment for the aerospace, defence, transportation and security sectors.

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Thales Nederland

Thales Nederland B.V. (formerly Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.V. or in short Signaal) is a subsidiary of the French multinational company Thales Group based in the Netherlands.

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Thermography

Infrared thermography (IRT), thermal video and/or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared radiation emitted from the object in a process, which are examples of infrared imaging science. Infrared search and track and thermography are infrared imaging.

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Vought F-8 Crusader

The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought.

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Wavelength

In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.

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See also

Military electronics

• AN/PEQ-15
• AN/PEQ-16
• AN/SQS-504
• Active camouflage
• Airborne early warning and control
• Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
• Contraves Cora
• Driver's vision enhancer
• Electro-optical targeting system
• Electronic warfare
• EuroFIRST PIRATE
• Forward-looking infrared
• Guidance, navigation, and control
• Helmet-mounted display
• Hyperspectral imaging
• Infrared search and track
• Laser sight (firearms)
• List of NATO reporting names for equipment
• Magnetic anomaly detector
• Military computers
• MiniTSFO
• Night-vision device
• Orkney Wireless Museum
• PNS Hameed
• People sniffer
• RG equipment
• Shipboard Integrated Communications System
• Weapon guidance

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_search_and_track

Also known as Distributed Aperture System, IRST, Infra-red Search and Track, Infra-red search and tracking, Infrared search and track (IRST), Infrared search and tracking, Infrared sighting and tracking.

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