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What is the main principle/way of work in high-precision missiles which can arrive at defined coordinates from the very long distance?

Is this principle different from the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles?

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very accurate guidance systems. and the ability for the rocket to make fine tuned adjustments to their flight path.

guidance systems typically utilize a variety of methods, such as radar, gps, target painting, etc. you can program a flight path into the guidance computer, and the computer will compare the flight path against data available such as radar, gps, etc and account for weather/wind that can push the rocket off the path, and then use it’s onboard engines or stabilizers to adjust the path accordingly. it’s very very complex.

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