遥感技术是随着航天技术发展而迅速发展起来的一门新技术。国外对这门技术颇为重视。苏美争霸愈演愈烈,彼此竞相追求先进的军事手段。近些年来,苏美发射的上千颗卫星和飞船上装有各种类型的遥感器,有的用来作为侦察和搜集其它国家战略情报和经济情报的重要手段。各种遥感器在军事和国民经济上得到大量应用。本文仅就国外红外遥感器在军事上的应用作一概要介绍。 Remote sensing technology is a new technology developed rapidly with the development of aerospace technology. Foreign attaches great importance to this technology. As the Soviet-American hegemony intensified, each competed with the other to pursue advanced military means. In recent years, thousands of satellites and spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union and the United States have been equipped with various types of remote sensors, and some have been used as an important means of reconnaissance and gathering of strategic intelligence and economic intelligence in other countries. Various kinds of remote sensors have been widely used in the military and national economy. This article only on foreign infrared remote sensor in military applications for a brief introduction.