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• Guidance system in which both the source for illuminating the target, and the receiver for detecting the illuminating energy reflected from the target is carried within the missile.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Active Homing Guidance. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-homing-guidance.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Active Homing Guidance. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-homing-guidance (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Active Homing Guidance." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-homing-guidance.

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