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TERRAIN CONTOUR MATCHING [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Terrain contour matching, or TERCOM, a navigation system used primarily by cruise missiles. It uses a pre-recorded contour map of the terrain that is compared with measurements made during flight by an on-board radar altimeter.

OBS

terrain contour matching; TERCOM: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

navigation par corrélation altimétrique; TERCOM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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