Active defense system against tactical ballistic missiles
First Claim
1. An active defence system against tactical ballistic missiles, characterized by a capability of detecting and intercepting launched tactical ballistic missiles and comprising in combination:
- i) a ground control station located in a friendly area;
ii) a fleet including a plurality of airborne units with missile interception capability comprising each a programmable, self-propelled air vehicle carrying at least one interceptor missile fitted with electro-optical seeker means with searching and tracking capability during captive flight and homing capability during free flight;
iii) connector means in each air vehicle for connection to each of its carried interceptor missiles;
iv) data link means in each air vehicle for communication with other air vehicles of the fleet andv) processor means in the air vehicle of each airborne unit for autonomous decision on the transmission of commands on the basis of data from own sensors and own data bases and from other air vehicles of the fleet and from the autonomous detection of a ground launched hostile ballistic missile.
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Abstract
An active defense system against ballistic missiles. The system includes a fleet consisting of a plurality of flying platforms fitted with interceptor missiles which loiter over hostile territory. The flying platforms communicate with each other by suitable data links and at least some of them also communicate with a ground station located in friendly territory. The interceptor missiles have electro-optical seeking and tracking capabilities and the data which the missile generates while in captive flight are communicated to a processor of the associated flight platform for autonomous decision whether to launch or not to launch the missile.
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26 Claims
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1. An active defence system against tactical ballistic missiles, characterized by a capability of detecting and intercepting launched tactical ballistic missiles and comprising in combination:
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i) a ground control station located in a friendly area; ii) a fleet including a plurality of airborne units with missile interception capability comprising each a programmable, self-propelled air vehicle carrying at least one interceptor missile fitted with electro-optical seeker means with searching and tracking capability during captive flight and homing capability during free flight; iii) connector means in each air vehicle for connection to each of its carried interceptor missiles; iv) data link means in each air vehicle for communication with other air vehicles of the fleet and v) processor means in the air vehicle of each airborne unit for autonomous decision on the transmission of commands on the basis of data from own sensors and own data bases and from other air vehicles of the fleet and from the autonomous detection of a ground launched hostile ballistic missile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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- 17. A programmable, self-propelled air vehicle including processor means, data link means, means for carrying at least one interceptor missile and means for connection with each carried missile, wherein said processor means includes means for calculating a distance to a hostile tactical ballistic target missile solely from measurement data obtained from at least one airborne unit indicating an angle and angle rate of a line of sight towards the target missile.
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