Head-on engagement
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title:
Head-on engagement
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In military aviation, a head-on engagement is one where a surface-to-air missile system or jet aircraft engages another aircraft while the target aircraft is flying towards the attacker. This makes engagement with infrared homing missiles more difficult because the hot engine exhaust nozzle(s) of the target are pointing away from the attacker. Typically only all-aspect infra-red homing missiles are able to perform head-on engagements. Radar-guided missiles are typically able, however head-on man
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Engagement by a surface-to-air missile or aircraft with an incoming aircraft
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-on_engagement
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2023-11-12T00:19:21Z
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