12,579 views
Infrared control, more commonly known as heat-seeking air combat and air defense missiles, their operating principle and the history of defense against them in brief. A new series, the first part of HOW IT WORKS. Support for the channel is possible here / militavia https://www.donably.com/militavia-kat... The extras so far are here. / 903761277418574 The video material is in text. https://militavia.blog.hu/2024/10/31/... TIMESTAMP 0:00 Preface 0:19 Intro 0:30 Physical background 13:08 General technical structure 16:06 Amplitude-modulated control (spin scan tracker) 19:58 The trajectory of the missile 21:19 Electro-optical, photo-contrast control 23:09 Active infrared protection devices 28:18 Frequency-modulated control (conical scan tracker) 30:33 Passive infrared jamming devices 36:39 Jamming methods 38:11 Dual-sensor infrared head 39:53 New stages of passive protection 41:10 Rosette scanning, pseudo imaging with IR and negative UV sensor (rosette scan tracker) 44:01 Detection of approaching missiles 47:26 Imaging sensors, infrared camera control 49:29 Active protection, DIRCM