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AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation
InventorsJames Kolanek, Behshad Baseghi, David Sharpin, Anthony Visco, Falin Shieh
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Embodiments include active protection systems and methods for an aerial platform. An onboard system includes radar modules, detects aerial vehicles within a threat range of the aerial platform, and determines if any of the aerial vehicles are an aerial threat. The onboard system also determines an intercept vector to the aerial threat, communicates the intercept vector to an eject vehicle, and causes the eject vehicle to be ejected from the aerial platform to intercept the aerial threat. The eject vehicle includes alignment thrusters to rotate a longitudinal axis of the eject vehicle to substantially align with the intercept vector, a rocket motor to accelerate the eject vehicle along an intercept vector, divert thrusters to divert the eject vehicle in a direction substantially perpendicular to the intercept vector, and attitude control thrusters to make adjustments to the attitude of the eject vehicle.
An active protection system, comprising:
A method of neutralizing an aerial threat, comprising:
A method of countering an aerial threat, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.