TRACKING: how missile sensors follow their targets (AMRAAM, Sidewinder and all the others) 

Tracking is a science, AMRAAM, Sidewinders and all the other AAMs implement some form of tracking mechanism that joins sensor and guidance system. As usual, we try to go deep into the subject without being too complex.
Enjoy!
#Tracking #Radar #Missile
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Staff Sgt. Michelle Salyer, 509th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, works the approach position, ensuring the safety of air traffic in her airspace. Approach controllers guide aircraft during instrument flight.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston)