How fighter jets lock on, and how the targets know (2014)
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The system has not performed "a lock on the target", at least not in the way that the language leads you to believe. The tool is making a prediction, that within a certain level of confidence, and given the present parameters, that firing the missile will result in the neutralization of the target. There's growing number of ways, both active and passive, that targets can be tracked or future positions predicted. One of the answers on that page hints at…
I always wondered how that works. Good article.
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
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| 2014-10-10 | How Fighter Jets Lock on (and How the Targets Know) | sgy | 7 | 0 |
| 2014-10-10 | How does a fighter jet lock onto and keep track of an enemy aircraft? (2013)First breakout | KhalilK | 251 | 85 |
| 2016-04-16 | How Fighter Jets Lock on (and How the Targets Know) | CoolGuySteve | 17 | 1 |
| 2021-06-12 | How fighter jets lock on, and how the targets know (2014)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | ushakov | 532 | 238 |
| 2023-09-09 | Fighter Jets Lock on (and How the Targets Know)Hall induction | mr_o47 | 2 | 0 |