As the missiles move toward each other at more than 6,000 miles per hour, the Patriot's radar locks onto the target.

You then did a shallow dive onto the target and released your bombs.

The assignment or "projection" of those states onto the target.

Eventually a light breeze cleared the air enough for them to walk their fire onto the target.

And that was assuming I could get onto the target at all, past the proximity lights.

What I suggested, though, was that the artillery be adjusted onto the target.

The process of delivering fire onto the target is called gunnery.

Finally, attention would be engaged, or focused onto the new target.

They locked onto the target and roared into a counterattack.

The radar system locks onto the target during this phase.