Explore the technology behind hypersonic missiles, focusing on sensor systems and their role in guidance and navigation.

Vympel R-27 or similar infrared homing missile, as well as a Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) from an unknown missile, though possibly from the Tornado family of MRLSes. The latter uses the Sagnac ...

Thomas Summers was a gyroscope expert who had integrated the technology into missile navigation systems during World War II. Jeff Lane: They both lived in the LA area and they became kind of friends.

Case in point: [msylvain59] picked up a Soviet-era K-13 IR seeker used to guide air-to-air missiles to their targets. Inside is a mechanical gyroscope turning at over 4,000 RPM, a filter made of ...

The Defense Express portal, which specializes in military topics, explains that the Russians use a dual gyroscope in these ...

The Defense Express portal, which specializes in military topics, explains that the Russians presumably use a dual gyroscope ...