wire-guided
Tethered for control
Wire-guided describes a projectile or vehicle that receives steering commands through a thin wire trailing behind it.
The technology appears most often in anti-tank missiles, where the operator tracks the target and sends corrections through the wire until impact: The wire-guided missile allows the gunner to adjust course mid-flight.
The wire connection makes the system resistant to electronic jamming.
Designed against armored vehicles
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- homingSteering toward a target
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- spoolCylinder for winding material
warhead · launcher · targeting · infrared · cruise · precision · munition · artillery
Underwater naval craft
- acousticRelating to sound
- navalOf maritime warfare
- antisubmarineCountering underwater naval threats
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
propulsion · underwater · depth · detonation · warship · target acquisition · homing · countermeasures
Inserted medical drainage tube
- endoscopeInternal examination instrument
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
guidewire · fluoroscopy · insertion · minimally invasive · interventional · radiology · vascular · angioplasty
antitank
Designed against armored vehicles
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- homingSteering toward a target
- trajectoryPath of moving object
spool · warhead · launcher · targeting · infrared · cruise · precision · munition · artillery · firepower
submarine
Underwater naval craft
- acousticRelating to sound
- navalOf maritime warfare
- antisubmarineCountering underwater naval threats
sonar · propulsion · underwater · depth · detonation · warship · target acquisition · homing · countermeasures · destroyer
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- endoscopeInternal examination instrument
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
stent · guidewire · fluoroscopy · insertion · minimally invasive · interventional · radiology · vascular · angioplasty · navigation
wire-guidedfire-and-forget
Requires no post-launch input
unguided · wireless · laser-guided · radar-guided · heat-seeking
wire-guidedautonomous
Self-directed and free
self-guided · fire-and-forget · smart · independent · intelligent
wire, wired, wiring, wires, wireless, wireman, guide, guided, guiding