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US 10,012,481 B2Granted
Method for performing exo-atmospheric missile's interception trial
AssigneeIsrael Aerospace Industries Ltd.
InventorsJacob Rovinsky, Yoav Tourgeman
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Abstract
An inflatable dummy target fittable into a carrier missile capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is capable of being inflated and manifest characteristics that resemble GTG missile characteristics, wherein the GTG missile characteristics include IR signature, RF signature and GTG missile.
Claims15
A method of facilitating exo-atmospheric Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile's interception trial, comprising:
- (a) launching a carrier missile accommodating at least one inflatable dummy target, said carrier missile being configured to release each said at least one inflatable dummy target therefrom;
- wherein each said dummy target or portion thereof is configured to be inflated and has characteristics that resemble a GTG missile characteristics;
- and wherein each said dummy target is configured to re-route its flight trajectory during and/or after its release from the carrier missile for at least (i) facilitating sensing from the carrier missile of data during an interception process, by said carrier missile, during the END GAME, (ii) assuring that the carrier missile is substantially out of the field of view of an interceptor during the END-GAME, or iii) assuring that the carrier missile is substantially in the field of view of the interceptor during the END-GAME at a pre-defined location relative to each said dummy target;
- (b) launching an interceptor for exo-atmospheric interception of each said dummy target;
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- (c) receiving communication of data sensed during the interception process.
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