LATEST Ancient Prototypes of Proxy Warfare: The Economic and Logistical Burden of Roman and Persian Proxy Networks among Arab Tribes and Caucasian Powers

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Infrared

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light, used in missile guidance systems to detect and track targets based on heat signatures.

WEAPONS USING THIS CONCEPT

30 systems

Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) 9

FGM-148 Javelin

Short-Range AAM (SRAAM / WVR) 10

Rafael Python 5

Rafael Python 4

AIM-9M Sidewinder

AIM-9D Sidewinder

AIM-9 Sidewinder

Matra R.550 Magic

Ship-Launched Anti-Ship Missiles 2

Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) 7

Air-to-Ground Missiles (AGM) 1

Land-Attack Cruise Missiles (LACM) 1

SS-N-3 Shaddock