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beam riding

[′bēm ‚rīd·iŋ]
(aerospace engineering)
The maneuver of a spacecraft or other vehicle as it follows a beam.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Most laser beam-riding anti-armour missiles come from Russia, but there are exceptions, such as South Africa's Denel Dynamics lngwe, which is available with tandem shaped charges or a multi-purpose penetrator warhead.
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However, instead of using infrared homing, the RBS70 employs a virtually unjammable laser beam-riding system.
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The laser beam-riding Kornet E has a maximum range of 5500 metres by day and up to 3500 metres at night when the 1PN79-1 thermal sight is fitted.
Long-range anti-tank punch: developed to defeat tanks, long-range anti-tank guided weapons are more often used to attack bunkers, buildings and technical infrastructure
The Vikhr employs laser beam-riding in order that the target can be engaged with two rounds simultaneously, and so that day/night strikes can be made on targets with low millimetric-wave contrast.
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South Africa's Kentron Ingwe (Leopard) is a Tow-class laser beam-riding missile with a maximum range of 5000 metres.
Helicopter armament: the French Army pioneered the use of missiles from helicopters during its conflict in Algeria in the 1950s. From that moment, the rotary-wing aircraft became a `must' platform for anti-armour warfare throughout the world. (Complete Guide)
Russia's competitor to the Trigat-MR (and its substitutes) is the laser beam-riding KBP 9M129 Kornet-E, which has a maximum range of 3500 metres at night and 5500 metres by day.
Ground-based missiles: the Euromissile Milan series entered service in 1974 and shortly after saw active use in Lebanon in 1996. The Milan is probably still the most popular man-portable anti-tank missile in the world and its concept has been applied to many others, amongst which are more notably the Swedes and the Russians. (Complete Guide)
It covers the 0.4 to 1.7 [micro] m region of the spectrum used by laser designators, rangefinders and trackers, and the 0.8 to 1.1 [micro] m region associated with laser beam-riding missiles.
All-spectrum awareness: if helicopters are to fly and fight, their crews need to be aware of all potential threats--hostile radar, laser emitters and incoming missiles and projectiles. EW system houses have developed a range of warning systems priced at a level which rotary-wing operators should be able to afford. (Electronic Warfare)
One of the most serious threats is the KBP 9M121 Vikhr (AT-16), a supersonic laser beam-riding missile that can be used either against tanks or aircraft.
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Helicopter Weapons
The missile developed to replace the Milan was to have been the EMDG Trigat-MR (medium range), which employs laser beam-riding for an unjammable day/night adverse-weather capability.
Ground-based Weapons
The Spear is a rocket-assisted round with laser beam-riding guidance.
Barrel-launched Weapons

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