Contents 2
Foreword 3
Summary 4
Proportional Navigation 6
Hardware implementation of proportional navigation 7
Optics 7
Target infrared signature, and sensor material sensitivity 8
Target Aspect angle 9
Lead Sulfide (PbS) photo resistor 10
Spin Scan tracker (AM logic) 11
AIM-9A/B Sidewinder 13
R-3S (K-13) Article 310, R-3S (K-13A) Article 310A (AA-2A Atoll) 15
9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) 17
R-60 (K-60) Article 62 (AA-8 Aphid) 19
High Pressured Gas Cooled Lead Sulfide (PbS) detector 20
AIM-9D Sidewinder (NAVY) 20
MIM-72A/B Chaparral 21
AIM-9E Sidewinder (USAF) 23
AIM-9F Sidewinder (NATO) 23
AIM-9G Sidewinder (NAVY) 24
AIM-9H Sidewinder (NAVY) 24
AIM-9J/N/P Sidewinder (USAF) 24
FIM-43C Redeye 25
R-13M (K-13M) Article 380 (AA-2C Atoll) 26
R-23T (K-23) Article 360 (AA-7B Apex) 27
Onboard thermal jammer 28
9K31 Strela-1 (SA-9 Gaskin) 31
Conical Scan tracker, (FM logic) 33
9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin) 35
Cooled Indium Antimonide (InSb) detector 36
AIM-9L Sidewinder 37
MIM-72C Chaparral 38
MIM-72E/F Chaparral 38
FIM-92A Stinger Basic 39
R-73 (K-73) Article 72 (AA-11 Archer) 40
9K310 Igla-1 (SA-16 Gimlet) 41
Pyrotechnic Flare 43
Flare filtering by position 45
9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) 45
Flare filtering by energy rise time 47
AIM-9M Sidewinder 47
Crossed Linear Array Tracker 48
Mistral 49
Dual Band Seeker 51
Linear reticle 52
9K38 Igla (SA-18 Grouse) 52
9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch) 54
Rosette scan tracker (pseudo imaging seeker) 55
Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) detector 56
FIM-92B Stinger POST (Passive Optical Seeker Technique) 57
FIM-92C Stinger RMP (Reprogrammable MicroProcessor) 57
FIM-92E Stinger Block-I 58
Stinger Block-II 58
MIM-72G Chaparral 59
Pyrophoric decoy 60
Imaging seeker 61
AIM-9X 62
DIRCM (Directional Infrared Countermeasure) 63
Air to Air Missiles technical summary 64
Man Portable Air Defense Missiles technical summary 65
Short Range Air Defense Missiles technical summary 65
Resources 66