Footage of the combat course of the long-range supersonic Tu-22M3 missile-carrying bomber with variable-sweep wing through the eyes of the navigator has appeared online. The photo was published by former military pilot Fighterbomber.
A combat course is the direction in which aviation approaches a target to use its weapons.
Weapons in this case include not only bombs — missiles or photon torpedoes with cannons, but also electronic warfare and reconnaissance systems, and so on.
The author clarified that there are different combat courses. When the aircraft's altitude is closer to the stratosphere, the target coordinates are already entered into the onboard digital computer (BDVM) on the ground.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the LIS-A radar against drones has been taught to recognize the type of target.
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