Radio frequency / orthogonal interferometry projectile flight navigation

A flight management system, comprising:

• a radio frequency orthogonal interferometry illuminator configured to generate a reference frame projected in the direction of a target area having radio frequency orthogonal interferometry waveforms and to further provide radio frequency (RF) communications comprising range information and mission information;
• at least one projectile configured to receive the radio frequency orthogonal interferometry waveforms and the range information and mission information;
• a short range guidance system on the projectile configured to provide guidance of the projectile from a hand-off point to the target area;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carried by the projectile having a set of instructions encoded thereon that when executed by one or more processors, provide guidance and navigation of the projectile, the set of instructions being configured to cause the one or more processors to perform:
• processing azimuth and elevation information from the radio frequency orthogonal interferometry waveforms;
• processing the range information and mission information from the RF communications;
• determining polar coordinates of the projectile using the azimuth, elevation and range information, wherein the polar coordinates are relative to the radio frequency orthogonal interferometry illuminator;
• guiding the projectile along a trajectory within the reference frame to the hand-off point;
• switching to the short range guidance system at the hand-off point;
• and
• guiding the projectile from the hand-off point to the target area using the short range guidance system.