The invention relates to a device for determining the direction of a target at a given point of the type comprising means for sighting the target and means for processing the signals given by the sighting means. Said processing means determine the direction between the sighting means and the target. The device comprises means for aiming at the target which can be launched by an operator, means for determining the direction of said aiming and means for transmitting values representative of said direction to the means for sighting or to the means for processing the signals given by the sighting means. Said processing means can discriminate the target in the direction of aiming and determine the direction between the sighting means and the target.
