Python (missile) that of US FIM-92 Stinger (infrared homing and ultraviolet), with IRCCM (IR ECCM) ability to reduce background IR radiation to reduce the effectiveness of enemy flares. The Python-5 is currently the most capable air-to-air missile in Israel's inventory and one of the most advanced AAMs in the world. As a beyond-visual-range missile, it is capable of "lock-on after launch" (LOAL), and has full-sphere/all-direction (including rearward) attack ability. The missile features an advanced electro-optical infrared homing seeker which scans the target area for hostile aircraft, then locks-on for terminal chase. With a total of eighteen control surfaces and careful design, the
The Sound of a Voice The Sound of a Voice The Sound of a Voice is a 1983 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Hwang's fifth play, it is an original ghost story inspired by Japanese folk stories, films, and Noh theater. The play was first produced as part of the production "Sound and Beauty" on November 6, 1983 Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. It was directed by and featured John Lone. Composer Philip Glass and Hwang adapted it for the opera "The Sound of a Voice" in 2003. That same year, Susan Hoffman directed a film adaptation entitled "Sound of a