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TARGET ACQUISITION RANGE [7 records]

Record 1 2025-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

The high-power acquisition radar(HIPAR) built by General Electric was also an important component of the improved Hercules system. While the range of standard Hercules radars was 125 miles, HIPAR extended the acquisition range to 175 nautical miles, allowing more than 400 seconds from the time of target acquisition to the time of intercept.

Key term(s)
  • high power acquisition radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

The purpose of the TTR... is to supply continuous target position data... to the computer; [It] uses the designated target position data(supplied by whichever acquisition radar is in use) to automatically slew the target track antenna to the range and azimuth of the target.

Key term(s)
  • target-tracking radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Target Acquisition
Key term(s)
  • medium range unmanned aerial surveillance and target acquisition system
  • medium-range unmanned aircraft surveillance and target acquisition system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

Prior to having LRAS3 [Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System], soldiers would maneuver vehicles along the low ground to avoid detection by enemy forces. Because of the system's long-range target acquisition capabilities, after receiving LRAS3, soldiers have increased flexibility in their tactics, techniques, and procedures to allow maneuverability along the high ground.

Key term(s)
  • long range target acquisition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Training
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

Target acquisition training teaches the LAV-25 [light armoured vehicle] crewmembers to rapidly acquire and designate targets. To be effective, all conditions [such as] stationary and moving targets, day and night conditions, as well as single and multiple target situations are depicted. Target acquisition training may be conducted along with range determination training and passive and thermal sight training.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Acquisition d'objectif

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
CONT

[The] IRIS-T [InfraRed Imaging System] is characterized by essentially increased agility, target acquisition range and hit accuracy, a more effective warhead and considerably improved protection against countermeasures such as most modern IR [infrared] flares.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Capacité d'un système d'arme de localiser un objectif à une distance donnée.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
OBS

The JSOW is an air-to-ground weapon designed to attack a variety of targets during day, night and adverse weather conditions. JSOW will enhance aircraft survivability by providing the capability for launch aircraft to standoff outside the range of most target area surface-to-air threat systems. JSOW is a family of weapons. The Unitary variant acquisition program is a significant success story, yielding substantial savings over the life of the program.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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