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TARGETING SENSOR [6 records]

Record 1 2025-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

Referring to a method of engagement in which the shooter cannot observe the target but receives targeting data via a remote sensor.

OBS

non-line of sight; NLOS: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • non line-of-sight
  • non line of sight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Se dit d'une méthode d'engagement où un tireur ne voit pas la cible, mais reçoit les données de ciblage d'un capteur de télédétection.

OBS

observation indirecte; NLOS : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

The transmission of detection, geolocation and targeting information from one sensor to another.

OBS

cross-cueing: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • cross cueing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Acquisition d'objectif
DEF

Transmission d'un capteur à un autre de données de détection, de géolocalisation ou de ciblage.

OBS

échange de données de capteurs : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Tactical Operations (Air Forces)
CONT

LANTIRN consists of a navigation pod and a targeting pod integrated and mounted externally beneath the aircraft. The AN/AAQ-13 navigation pod provides high-speed penetration and precision attack on tactical targets at night and in adverse weather. The naviation pod also contains a terrain-following radar and a fixed infrared sensor, which provides a visual cue and input to the aircraft's flight control system, enabling it to maintain a preselected altitude above the terrain and avoid obstacles. This sensor displays an infrared image of the terrain in front of the aircraft, to the pilot, on a head-up display. The navigation pod enables the pilot to fly along the general contour of the terrain at high speed, using mountains, valleys and the cover of darkness to avoid detection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Opérations tactiques (Forces aériennes)

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

Micro Robotic Sensors. MCWL working with DARPA, ONR, and NRL to develop more robotic sensors capable of providing intelligence and accurate real time targeting. Desired Characteristics : Multi-spectral micro sensors that detect and track hostile forces thereby enabling an important RSTA function [;] Network centric micro sensor system capable of providing accurate intelligence and targeting data in an assigned battlespace.

Key term(s)
  • micro-sensor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques
  • Types d'aéronefs
CONT

Autre étape à franchir : des micro-détecteurs travaillant dans l'infrarouge et le visible et capables de tenir dans un volume inférieur à 1 cm³ ont déjà été réalisés par le CEA et le Leti. Mais leur intégration sur nanodrones va contraindre à gagner encore un ordre de grandeur sur la miniaturisation.

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-11-06

English

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

The first major contract for a D-HUD system has been for the US Air Force LANTIRN(Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infra-Red for Night) programme, which is to provide the F-16 and A-10 aircraft with a night and below-the-weather capability by the addition of two pods carrying a forward-looking infra-red sensor, together with automatic target recognition, automatic handover equipment for the infra-red homing Maverick missile, automatic laser tracker and target designator and a terrain-following/navigation radar from Texas Instruments.

Key term(s)
  • terrain-following radar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
CONT

Le premier contrat important signé pour un système D-HUD s'applique au programme LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infra-Red for Night). Ce système est conçu pour donner aux F-16 et A-10 une capacité nuit/tout-temps grâce à l'emport de deux nacelles renfermant une caméra thermique (FLIR), divers équipements pour la détection, l'acquisition et la poursuite automatique des cibles et le transfert des données à l'autodirecteur IR du missile Maverick, ainsi qu'un radar de suivi de terrain/navigation de Texas Instruments.

Spanish

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