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to a target after being launched from a carrier vehicle. The term is normally used in reference to airborne weapons, especially
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to know where to look after launch. Examples of LOAL weapons include the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (
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The older method of launch has retroactively become known as
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and then to acquire a target once it has been launched.
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