System and methods for countering satellite-navigated munitions

• US 10,338,226 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2016
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Counter Echo Solutions LLC
• Original Assignee: Counter Echo Solutions LLC
• Inventors: Fink, Andrew H., Wilson, IV, William A., Holte, Ryan Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Bythrow, Peter M
• Application Number:
  US15/379,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20170115397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/015 Arrangements for jamming, spoofing or other methods of denial of service of such systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/215 issues related to spoofing
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/021 Auxiliary means for detecting or identifying radar signals or the like, e.g. radar jamming signals
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/36 Means for anti-jamming , e.g. ECCM, i.e. electronic counter-counter measures
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/38 Jamming means, e.g. producing false echoes
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/537 Counter-measures or counter-counter-measures, e.g. jamming, anti-jamming

Abstract

A defense system that receives information regarding an incoming object(s), then automatically coordinates spoofing or jamming of SATNAV signals potentially used by the incoming object(s) while also informing friendly systems of the spoofing or jamming of SATNAV signal.

Claims

1. An electronic jamming system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory with instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor are operable for;

receiving information from an incoming object detector, wherein the information comprises data regarding an incoming object,

processing the information received from the incoming object detector, and

sending a command for an antenna to emit a jamming signal to disrupt a SATNAV broadcast signal potentially received by the incoming object.

2. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the incoming object detector comprises a battlefield radar.

3. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming signal comprises a directional signal.

4. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming signal comprises an omnidirectional signal.

5. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the antenna comprises a parabolic antenna.

6. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming system is operable for receiving user inputs, wherein the user inputs are used by the system to determine one or more modes of operation related to emission of the jamming signal.

7. The electronic jamming system of claim 6, wherein characteristics of the jamming signal are selected based upon the user inputs.

8. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein a frequency of the jamming signal is selected based upon the information received from the incoming object detector.

9. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming system is operable for receiving identification information from an identification system, and determining one or more modes of operation related to emission of the jamming signal based on the identification information received from the identification system.

10. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming system is operable for determining a mode of operation related to of the jamming signal based on presence information it uses indicating a presence of friendly SATNAV-dependent devices.

11. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the system is operable for generating a warning signal comprising a warning to nearby friendly systems that a SATNAV jammer is active, and a type of jamming that may be conducted.

12. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein said incoming objects comprise one or more of a PGM, missile, rocket, vehicle, unmanned vehicle, water-based vehicle, and a torpedo.

13. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming signal is directed at a predicted location of the incoming object.

14. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the jamming signal is directed at an actual location of the incoming object.

15. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the antenna is physically controlled by actuators receiving a control signal from the jamming system.

16. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein an alert is generated when the jamming system has made a decision as to what type of response is required.

17. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the antenna alternates its jamming signal output to frustrate jam-homing attacks.

18. The electronic jamming system of claim 1, wherein the antenna is a primary antenna, and a backup antenna is selected when the primary antenna is inoperable.

19. An electronic jamming system operable for:

receiving information from an incoming object detector, wherein the information comprises data regarding an incoming object;

processing the information received from the incoming object detector;

receiving identification information from an identification system;

determining a mode of operation related to an emission of a jamming signal based on the identification information received from the identification system;

generating a warning signal comprising a warning to friendly systems that a SATNAV jammer is active, and a type of jamming that may be conducted; and

sending a command for an antenna to emit the jamming signal operating in the mode of operation that was determined, wherein the jamming signal is to disrupt a SATNAV broadcast signal potentially received by the incoming object.

20. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the incoming object detector comprises a battlefield radar.

21. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the jamming signal comprises a directional signal.

22. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the jamming signal comprises an omnidirectional signal.

23. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the antenna comprises a parabolic antenna.

24. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the jamming system is operable for receiving user inputs, wherein the user inputs are used by the system to determine one or more modes of operation related to the emission of the jamming signal.

25. The electronic jamming system of claim 24, wherein characteristics of the jamming signal are selected based upon the user inputs.

26. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein a frequency of the jamming signal is selected based upon the information received from the incoming object detector.

27. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the jamming system is operable for determining a mode of operation related to the emission of the jamming signal based on presence information it uses indicating a presence of friendly SATNAV-dependent devices.

28. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein said incoming objects comprise one or more of a PGM, missile, rocket, vehicle, unmanned vehicle, water-based vehicle, and a torpedo.

29. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the jamming signal is directed at a predicted location of the incoming object.

30. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the jamming signal is directed at an actual location of the incoming object.

31. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the antenna is physically controlled by actuators receiving a control signal from the jamming system.

32. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein an alert is generated when the jamming system has made a decision as to what type of response is required.

33. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the antenna alternates its jamming signal output to frustrate jam-homing attacks.

34. The electronic jamming system of claim 19, wherein the antenna is a primary antenna, and wherein a backup antenna is selected when the primary antenna is inoperable.

35. A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor are operable for:

receiving information from an incoming object detector, wherein the information comprises data regarding an incoming object;

processing the information received from the incoming object detector; and

sending a command for an antenna to emit a jamming signal to disrupt a SATNAV broadcast signal potentially received by the incoming object.