Editing Beam riding (section)

{{Short description|Missile guidance system}}
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'''Beam-riding''', also known as '''Line-Of-Sight Beam Riding (LOSBR)''', '''beam guidance''' or '''radar beam riding'''<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |date=1973 |page=220 }}</ref> is a technique of directing a [[missile]] to its target by means of [[radar]] or a [[laser beam]]. The name refers to the way the missile flies down the guidance beam, which is aimed at the target. It is one of the simplest guidance systems and was widely used on early missile systems, however it had a number of disadvantages for long-range targeting and is now found typically only in short-range roles.