missile guidance Missile guidance refers to a variety of methods of guiding a missile or a guided bomb to its intended target. The missile's target accuracy is a critical factor for its effectiveness. Guidance systems improve missile accuracy by improving its P ...

, line of sight (LOS) is the line directly between the launcher/tacker and the

target Target may refer to: Warfare and shooting * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artille ...

, which must be in view. If the target is moving the missile is constantly manoeuvred to be on the line of sight as it changes, this results in the missile flying a curved path to the target (see command to line-of-sight). The same path is flown as in

pursuit guidance Pursuit guidance, or a pursuit course, is a form of guidance widely used in older guided missiles. In pursuit guidance, the missile is steered so that the velocity vector of the missile always points at the target, i.e. it has always the direction ...

but without the missile having a seeker. No ranger data is used in the control and no prediction of intercept location made.

Literature

* Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, Paul Zarchan, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.

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* Missile operation Missile technology Tracking Targeting (warfare) {{Missile-stub

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