The Heat Seekers: Sidewinder, IRIS-T, Asraam etc.

Some of the most famous AAMs, like the Sidewinder, IRIS-T, Asraam, are Infrared Homing missiles. Different from the radar based ones, like the AMRAAM, they are the backbone of modern air forces. Let us see how they work!
Enjoy
#Sidewinder #ASRAAM #IRIS-T
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thumbnail Image Credit:
Source: Wikimedia
Author: HaraF
CC-SA-3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Irist_expo_head.JPG

Iris T sensor video sequence
Source: Wikimedia
Author: M. Begenat
CC-SA-3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iris.ogv