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seeker (in this context)

German translation: Suchkopf

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English term or phrase:seeker
German translation:Suchkopf
Entered by: labusga

04:09 Oct 19, 2002
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / military
English term or phrase: seeker (in this context)
"AOS business interests are in the fields of - Aided Target Recognition (ATR); Neural Networks; Cueing for ATR Systems; Seekers; Optical Correlation; Diffraction Pattern Sampling and Optical Processing of Radar Imagery."

What's seeker here?

TIA,
wl
labusga
Argentina
Local time: 11:05
Suchkopf
Explanation:
if mounted on a missile

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Martin Hesse
Local time: 15:05
Grading comment
Vielen Dank!
wl

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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Sucher
Elvira Stoianov
4Aufspuerausruestung/Geraet
Wolf Brosius (X)
4Suchkopf
Martin Hesse


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sucher


Explanation:
Ernst only lists seeker head as being Suchkopf.
I am sure that the term Sucher is used in German for photo cameras (the part where you look through, if I remember well), but I'm not sure if this fits your context.

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Meier: www.waffenhq.de/flugzeuge/aim132.htm
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Aufspuerausruestung/Geraet


Explanation:
perhaps based on IR or other.

Wolf Brosius (X)
Local time: 16:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Suchkopf


Explanation:
if mounted on a missile




    Reference: http://www.fkhev.de/infobrief-03-02/inustrie.htm
Martin Hesse
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Vielen Dank!
wl
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