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.
FIM-92 Stinger
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The FIM-92 Stinger is an American-designed man-portable air-defense system that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile. It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles,
Infrared homing
…A major upgrade program for the Redeye started in 1967, as the Redeye II. Testing did not begin until 1975 and the first deliveries of the now renamed FIM-92 Stinger began in 1978. An improved rosette seeker was added to the B model in 1983, and several additional upgrades followed. Sent to the Soviet–Afghan War…
FIM-92 Stinger launcher
M134 Stinger Tracking Trainer with IFF antenna unfolded
FIM-92 Stinger with IFF antenna folded
A U.S. Marine fires a FIM-92 Stinger missile during a July 2009 training exercise in California.