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How do television-guided missiles allow an operator to steer them?
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U.S. soldiers firing an FGM-148 Javelin antitank guided missile during training in Grafenwöhr, Ger., 2006.
Television-guided missiles utilize a command guidance method to allow an operator to steer the weapon toward a target. A small television camera mounted in the nose of the missile captures and beams a live visual feed of the target back to the operator. By viewing this imagery on a tracking screen, the operator can manually send steering commands to the missile, ensuring the target remains centered in the display until the moment of impact.1