Disruptive media dispersal system for aircraft
AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Corporation
InventorJohn Frederick Klein
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Abstract
A disruptive media dispersal system for aircraft which absorbs and scatters directed energy weapon beams such as tracking lasers and high energy lasers (HELs) is disclosed. The system may include laser detectors, laser beam propagation disruptive media and a dispersal system. When attacked by a directed energy weapon such as a laser, the laser detector system or vehicle operator deploys the disruptive media. The disruptive media is released by a feeder and dispersal system into the air in the path of the tracking and/or HEL weapon. For example, the dispersal system may be located onboard the aircraft near the front of the fuselage.
Claims21
A disruptive media dispersal system for an aircraft comprising:
- disruptive media in a container mounted on the aircraft, wherein the disruptive media consists essentially of carbon black powder for absorbing a directed energy beam, scattering the directed energy beam, or absorbing and scattering the directed energy beam when dispersed from the container outside of the aircraft;
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- an ejector for dispersing the disruptive media from the container to thereby protect the aircraft from the directed energy beam.
A method of dispersing disruptive media from an aircraft, the method comprising:
- providing disruptive media in a container capable of absorbing a directed energy beam, scattering the directed energy beam, or absorbing and scattering the directed energy beam, wherein the directed energy beam is a laser beam;
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- dispersing the disruptive media from the container to thereby protect the aircraft from the directed energy beam, wherein the disruptive media is dispersed at a temperature substantially equal to an ambient temperature of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.