Infrared homing
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Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as
A modern German Air Force IRIS-T infrared homing air-to-air missile
The Vampir nightscope used a photomultiplier as the sighting system and provided illumination with an IR lamp mounted above the scope.
The Madrid seeker was being developed for the Enzian surface-to-air missile.
The AIM-4 Falcon was the first IR guided missile to enter service. The translucent dome allows the IR radiation to reach the sensor.
Infrared countermeasure
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An infrared countermeasure is a device designed to protect aircraft from infrared homing missiles by confusing the missiles' infrared guidance system so that they miss their target. Heat-seeking missi
BAE Hot Brick infrared jammer
Sukhoi Su-27 shoots off flares
C-130 Hercules deploys flares, sometimes called angel flares because of their characteristic pattern
An ALQ-144 modulated IRCM jammer