Method for performing exo-atmospheric missile's interception trial
AssigneeIsrael Aerospace Industries Ltd.
InventorsJacob Rovinsky, Yoav Tourgeman
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Abstract
An inflatable dummy target fittable into a carrier missile capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is capable of being inflated and manifest characteristics that resemble GTG missile characteristics, wherein the GTG missile characteristics include IR signature, RF signature and GTG missile.
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An inflatable dummy target, having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, configured to be fitted into a carrier missile and configured to be released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight;
- upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof being configured to be inflated and configured to manifest characteristics that resemble Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile characteristics, including at least an IR signature that resembles a GTG missile IR signature, an RF signature that resembles a GTG missile RF signature, a geometry that resembles a GTG missile geometry and an internal rigid structure that resembles an internal warhead.
A carrier missile comprising a dummy target release mechanism configured to release at least one inflatable dummy target, each dummy target having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, each dummy target being capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight;
- upon release, each dummy target or portion thereof being capable of being inflated and manifesting characteristics that resemble Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile characteristics, including at least an TR signature that resembles a GTG missile IR signature, an RF signature that resembles a GTG missile RF signature, a geometry that resembles a GTG missile geometry and an internal rigid structure that resembles an internal warhead whereby said carrier missile is configured to perform kill assessment of said rigid structure during exo-atmospheric GTG missile interception trial.
An inflatable dummy target having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, configured to be fitted into a carrier missile and configured to be released in a wrapped form from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight;
- upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is configured to be inflated and configured to manifest exo-atmospheric flight dynamics that resemble Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile exo-atmospheric flight dynamics, whereby said dummy target exo-atmospheric flight dynamics are achieved in said inflated form notwithstanding initial un-controlled perturbations of the dummy target in a wrapped form.
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