command guidance

noun

Electronics.

a missile guidance system in which commands for controlling the flight of the vehicle originate from a source on the ground or in another vehicle.

command guidance

noun

a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it

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Word History and Origins

Origin of command guidance¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Chershnev and his men quickly returned to Chernobyl to pick up six rocket launchers, parts of the command guidance station and other equipment that the remaining base personnel had disassembled.

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That has sown confusion about command guidance throughout the ranks of the sprawling military bureaucracy.

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They typically utilize infrared guidance, which target hot aircraft engines, or command guidance, which requires an operator to “steer” the missile onto the target.

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In his published command guidance, Raible told his Marines to show “moral courage”: Speak up if something seems wrong or unsafe.

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commandery commanding

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