radar lock
Missile guidance fix
Radar lock is the state in which a tracking radar has fixed on a target and is continuously following its position, typically to guide a weapon.
Fighter pilots dread hearing the warning tone indicating an enemy has achieved radar lock on their aircraft.
Figuratively, having radar lock on something means maintaining intense, unwavering focus: She's got radar lock on that promotion.
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- targetObject of pursuit
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- toneQuality of sound
tone deaf · homing · fighter · cockpit · fire control · warning · missile warning · beep · hostile · intercept · weapons · engagement · pursuit · scope · signature · threat · evasion · chaff
- Radarantenna array, Doppler effect, image resolution, backscatter, clutter
- Dogfightingdogfight, barrel roll, wingman, bandit, six o'clock
- aviation hazardsbird strike, engine failure, icing, midair collision, pilot error
- guidance systemsgyroscope, accelerometer, GPS guidance, magnetometer, flight computer