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Subject: [OM] Re: The digital OM???
From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 22:18:56 -0600
Hi John:

Only on eB*y! Is the missile listed too? Perhaps the 'cruiese has gone to
the E1 too.

Gord

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Vince" <

>
> I did a quick search on Fairchild Weston Schlumberger and it would appear
> that this item is part of the targeting system for the Tomahawk cruise
> missile (TLAM-C)!!
>
> www.aeronautics.ru/bgm109a.htm
>
> "While TLAM-N uses inertial and TERCOM guidance alone, TLAM-C uses a Loral
> Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator (DSMAC) as it nears the target for
> still greater accuracy. DSMAC correlates the optical view of the target
> area- obtained with a Fairchild Weston Schlumberger Charge-Coupled Device
> (CCD) sensor-with digitized target maps, refining the missile's terminal
> flight. For night flights, the DSMAC can flash a strobe light when
needed."
>
> There's no mention of which OM lens they use.
>
> Definitely a James Bond device.
>
> John Vince


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