The invention concerns a laser pointing sighting system comprising a designator range finder (19) including means (E) for emitting a designating laser beam and reception means (R) for detecting and processing the reflection of a hot spot formed by said beam on a target, said reception means (R) are capable in the absence of designating beam emission by the range finder, of detecting the reflection of a hot spot formed on a target by a third designating device, the system comprising means capable, when the reception means detect such a hot spot, of being automatically oriented relative to the direction defined by said spot.