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HOMING EXPERIMENT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- designating optical tracker
1, record 1, English, designating%20optical%20tracker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DOT 2, record 1, English, DOT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Forty years of optical signature data from well-instrumented past and recent flight tests are lying fallow and unanalyzed with respect to current technological capabilities. These include programs with acronymes such as designating optical tracker(DOT), fly along infrared(FAIR), the homing overlay experiment(HOE), the Queen match discrimination experiment, and others. 3, record 1, English, - designating%20optical%20tracker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système DOT
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20DOT
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-11-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Space Weapons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hit-to-kill interceptor
1, record 2, English, hit%2Dto%2Dkill%20interceptor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... previous hit-to-kill interceptor demonstration programs : the Homing Overlay Experiment(HOE) and the Exoatmospheric Reentry Vehicle Interceptor Subsystem(ERIS). 2, record 2, English, - hit%2Dto%2Dkill%20interceptor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes orbitales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intercepteur coup au but et destruction
1, record 2, French, intercepteur%20coup%20au%20but%20et%20destruction
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Birds
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- displacement experiment 1, record 3, English, displacement%20experiment
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- homing experiment 1, record 3, English, homing%20experiment
- faithfulness of return 1, record 3, English, faithfulness%20of%20return
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Leach’s Storm-Petrel. 1, record 3, English, - displacement%20experiment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s): Terres, Auduborn Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds, 1980, "Homing". 1, record 3, English, - displacement%20experiment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Oiseaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- expérience de fidélité
1, record 3, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20fid%C3%A9lit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-03-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Space Weapons
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Homing Overlay Experiment
1, record 4, English, Homing%20Overlay%20Experiment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- HOE 2, record 4, English, HOE
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the 1984 Homing Overlay Experiment or HOE, the Army fired an earth-based interceptor at a mock warhead, destroying it with a weapon reminiscent of Bambi. The interceptor had been launched from a fixed ABM test range, as permitted by the ABM treaty 3, record 4, English, - Homing%20Overlay%20Experiment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Armes orbitales
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- programme HOE
1, record 4, French, programme%20HOE
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- expérience HOE 2, record 4, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20HOE
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expérience d'interception au-dessus de la couche atmosphérique. 3, record 4, French, - programme%20HOE
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
un projet du ministère de la Défense des États-Unis relatif à la guerre des étoiles. 4, record 4, French, - programme%20HOE
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-06-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- homing experiment 1, record 5, English, homing%20experiment
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- expérience de dépaysement
1, record 5, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20d%C3%A9paysement
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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