Is that because it would ease creating all aspect heat seeking weapons?
This is the kind of stuff that should've been completely sanctioned for decades. It's just completely fucked up to find western IR sensors in guided ammunition used against civilians in Ukraine.
EDIT: details: https://infraredcameras.com/thermal-camera-export-restrictio...
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Some brief research indicates that the AIM-9X and ASRAAM may both have wider off-boresight and IRCCM compared to the AA-11, with the IR sensor possibly contributing to this.