Laser Guided Weapon Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

laser guided weapon

Term Source: JP 3-09 (Joint Fire Support) ?

1.) A weapon which uses a seeker to detect laser energy reflected from a laser marked/designated target and through signal processing provides guidance commands to a control system which guides the weapon to the point from which the laser energy is being reflected.

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Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-09: Joint Fire Support, updated June 2010 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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