Which weapon is a missile described as laser-guided?

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Which weapon is a missile described as laser-guided?

Explanation:
Laser-guided missiles use a semi-active laser designator to illuminate the target and a seeker in the missile that detects the reflected laser energy to steer toward the target. This requires an operator or platform to “paint” the target with laser light so the missile can home in on the reflected energy. The Maverick family includes a laser-guided variant designed specifically to use this laser guidance method, walking the missile to the target by following the reflected energy from the designated target. The other items rely on different guidance schemes (such as GPS/INS or imaging guidance) or, in the case of some options, are not missiles at all, so they aren’t described as laser-guided. Thus, the laser-guided missile in this set is the Maverick laser-guided variant.

Laser-guided missiles use a semi-active laser designator to illuminate the target and a seeker in the missile that detects the reflected laser energy to steer toward the target. This requires an operator or platform to “paint” the target with laser light so the missile can home in on the reflected energy.

The Maverick family includes a laser-guided variant designed specifically to use this laser guidance method, walking the missile to the target by following the reflected energy from the designated target. The other items rely on different guidance schemes (such as GPS/INS or imaging guidance) or, in the case of some options, are not missiles at all, so they aren’t described as laser-guided. Thus, the laser-guided missile in this set is the Maverick laser-guided variant.

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