laser guidance unit — A device which incorporates a laser seeker to provide guidance commands to the control system of a missile, projectile or bomb … Military dictionary
Guidance system — A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically, this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control. Systems that are… … Wikipedia
dispositif de guidage par faisceau laser — lazerinis nutaikymo įtaisas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. laser guidance device vok. Laserstrahllenkungsanlage, f rus. лазерное устройство наведения, n pranc. dispositif de guidage par faisceau laser, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Laser applications — There are many scientific, military, medical and commercial laser applications which have been developed since the invention of the laser in the 1958. The coherency, high monochromaticity, and ability to reach extremely high powers are all… … Wikipedia
Laser safety — A typical laser warning symbol. Laser safety is safe design, use and implementation of lasers to minimize the risk of laser accidents, especially those involving eye injuries. Since even relatively small amounts of laser light can lead to… … Wikipedia
Laser designator — A laser designator is a laser light source which is used to illuminate a target. Laser designators provide targeting for laser guided bombs, missiles, or precision artillery munitions, such as the Paveway series of bombs, Lockheed Martin s… … Wikipedia
laser-guided bomb — explosive device that locates and strikes its target using laser beams for guidance … English contemporary dictionary
Ring laser gyroscope — For a somewhat similar system that uses fibre optic cables, see fibre optic gyroscope. A ring laser gyroscope (RLG) consists of a ring laser having two counter propagating modes over the same path in order to detect rotation. It operates on the… … Wikipedia
Apollo Guidance Computer — and DSKY Invented by MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Manufacturer Raytheon Introduced August 1966 … Wikipedia
Tactical High Energy Laser — THEL/ACTD The Tactical High Energy Laser, or THEL, is a laser developed for military use, also known as the Nautilus laser system. The mobile version is the Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser, or MTHEL. Contents … Wikipedia