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An electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), is a system employed to track and locate targets in
aerial warfare Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare. Aerial warfare includes bombers attacking enemy installations or a concentration of enemy troops or strategic targets; fighter aircraft battling for control o ...
.Electro-Optical Targeting System
/ref> It can use charge-coupled device TV cameras,
laser rangefinder A laser rangefinder, also known as a laser telemeter, is a rangefinder that uses a laser beam to determine the distance to an object. The most common form of laser rangefinder operates on the time of flight principle by sending a laser pulse in ...
s and laser designators.


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Forward looking infrared Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras, typically used on military and civilian aircraft, use a thermographic camera that senses infrared radiation. The sensors installed in forward-looking infrared cameras, as well as those of other thermal ...
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Infra-red search and track An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...


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*http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/F-35LightningIIEOTS.html *https://medium.com/war-is-boring/6b8ebf775795 Targeting (warfare) Film and video technology Military electronics {{video-tech-stub