Consider the second order discrete Hamiltonian systems
$Delta ^2 u(n - 1) - L(n)u(n) + nabla W(n,u(n)) = f(n),$
where
n ∈ ?,
u ∈ ?
N and
W: ? × ?
N → ? and
f: ? → ?
N are not necessarily periodic in
n. Under some comparatively general assumptions on
L,
W and
f, we establish results on the existence of homoclinic orbits. The obtained results successfully generalize those for the scalar case.