IR Jamming System For Defense Against Missiles With IR-Sensitive Homing Heads
AssigneeEADS Deutschland GmbH
InventorColin HAMILTON
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Abstract
In an IR jamming system for defense against missiles with IR-sensitive homing heads, one or more jamming beams are generated, whose diameter is less than that of the optical aperture of the IR-sensitive homing head of the missile. The optical aperture of the IR-sensitive homing head of the missile is at least partially illuminated by the jamming beam or beams.
Claims11
An IR jamming system for defense against missiles with IR-sensitive homing heads by emitting jamming radiation, wherein the IR jamming system produces at least one jamming beam whose diameter is less than the diameter of an optical aperture of the IR-sensitive homing head of the missile.
A jamming method for defense against a missile with an IR-sensitive homing head, by transmission of jamming radiation, said method comprising:
- generating at least one jamming beam;
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- causing the at least one jamming beam to illuminate, at least partially, an optical aperture of the IR-sensitive homing head of the missile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.