Suppression for a countermeasure dispensing system
AssigneeBAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
InventorsJeffrey A Gensler, Steven L. Dyer
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Abstract
A suppression kit of a countermeasure system and methods of use thereof. The suppression kit includes a breaching expendable that is adapted to be stored inside of a magazine of the countermeasure system. The suppression kit also includes a cover that operably engages with the breaching expendable. The cover is configured to one of suppress electromagnetic signals from penetrating into a dispenser of the countermeasure system, prevent optical or visual view of contents within the countermeasure system, and suppress environmental impacts from entering into the countermeasure system. The breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables.
Claims20
A suppression kit for a countermeasure system, the suppression kit comprising:
- a breaching expendable adapted to be stored inside of a magazine of the countermeasure system;
- and
- a cover operably engaged with the breaching expendable;
- wherein the cover is configured to suppress is configured to suppress one or more of electromagnetic signals, visual views, and environmental signals from penetrating into a dispenser of the countermeasure system;
- and
- wherein the breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables.
A suppression kit for a countermeasure system, the suppression kit comprising:
- a plurality of breaching expendables adapted to be stored inside of a magazine of the countermeasure system;
- and
- a cover operably engaged with each breaching expendable of the plurality of breaching expendables;
- wherein the cover is configured to suppress is configured to suppress one or more of electromagnetic signals, visual views, and environmental signals from penetrating into a dispenser of the countermeasure system;
- and
- wherein each breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables.
A method of protecting a countermeasure system from environmental signals and materials, comprising:
- providing a suppression kit to a dispenser of the countermeasure system and to a magazine of the countermeasure system, the suppression kit comprising:
- a breaching expendable adapted to be stored inside of the magazine of the countermeasure system;
- and
- a cover operably engaged with the breaching expendable, wherein the breaching expendable is configured to eject the cover from the dispenser prior to ejection of at least one countermeasure expendable of a set of countermeasure expendables;
- and
- protecting the at least one countermeasure expendable, by the cover, from environmental signals and materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.