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Reply To: U.S. Navy helicopters getting infrared-seeking rockets

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January 5, 2012 at 5:40 pm #1794726
MadRat
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I think the difference is cost. These are cheap because they’re simple. The Penguin used IIR and required an image library. These are akin to miniature Red Eye manpads using dumb rocket launchers.