Dipole based decoy system

A dipole based decoy system for protecting an air vehicle against radar directed weapons, comprising:

• a projectile;
• a stored non-conductive filament patterned with lengths of conductive material that form dipole antennas, said filament being attached to the projectile;
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• a mechanism for releasing the projectile to deploy the filament with its dipole antennas at a speed greater than or equal to the speed of the air vehicle wherein the mechanism launches the projectile away from the air vehicle to resent a false target and wherein the projectile is launched in front of and at a speed exceeding the air vehicle to enter a target's terminal defense zone at a certain time before the air vehicle and with a speed and a radar cross section to prefunction the target's defense mechanism so that the air vehicle can strike the target before it can reset its defenses.

A dipole based decoy system comprising:

• an air vehicle;
• a projectile having a cavity;
• a filament stored in the cavity and attached to the projectile, said filament formed of a non-conductive carrier with lengths of conductive material that form dipole antennas;
• a mechanism for launching the projectile away from the air vehicle at a speed greater than or equal to the speed of the air vehicle to deploy the filament with its dipole antennas and create a false start;
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• a seeker that provides a time to target, said mechanism launching the projectile at a predetermined time to target in front of and at a speed exceeding the air vehicle to enter the target's terminal defense zone at a certain time before the air vehicle and with a speed and radar cross section to prefunction the target's defense mechanism so that the air vehicle can strike the target before it can reset its defenses.

A system defeating a target's terminal defense system and destroying the target, comprising:

• a missile;
• a seeker that provides time to target;
• a projectile;
• a filament stored with the attached projectile, said filament formed of a non-conductive carrier with lengths of conductive material that form dipole antennas;
• and
• a mechanism for launching the projectile at a predetermined time to target in front of and at a speed exceeding the missile to enter the target's terminal defense zone at a certain time before the missile and with a speed and radar cross section to prefunction the target's terminal defense system so that the missile can strike the target before it can reset its defenses.