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EMBOW trials held in March 2002 in biscarosse (France). (Advertisement).

Publication: Journal of Electronic Defense
Publication Date: 01-OCT-02
Format: Online - approximately 551 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: EMBOW trials held in March 2002 in biscarosse (France). (Advertisement).(there is a growing interest in infrared guided, very short-range surface-to-air missiles)

Article Excerpt
One of the principal threats faced by today's armed forces is that of infrared guided, very short-range surface-to-air missiles (VSHORAD).

These light easy to use missiles are rapidly growing in number.

Today there are three principal categories of infrared-guided VSHORAD

* First generation (SA7 type) not equipped with countermeasures.

* Second generation (e.g. SA13/16 type) equipped with electronic processing to increase effectiveness.

* Third generation, (e.g. SA18 type) equipped with dual IR detectors operating at specific infrared wavelengths.

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