System and method for providing a cooperative network for applying countermeasures to airborne threats
US8544375B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H11/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method capable of providing a cooperative network for applying countermeasures to airborne threats is provided. The system contains at least one aircraft having an airborne countermeasures system (ACS) capable of controlling deployment of countermeasures located on the aircraft. The system also contains a central countermeasures management system (CCMS) capable of communicating with the ACS to control the ACS in deployment of the countermeasures located on the aircraft. The aircraft may be one of a series of aircrafts, where each aircraft within the series of aircrafts has a separate ACS thereon, and where each separate ACS is capable of controlling deployment of countermeasures located on an aircraft within the series of aircrafts on which the separate ACS is located. When multiple aircrafts are within the network, the CCMS is capable of communicating with each separate ACS in response to the airborne threat, to control deployment of the countermeasures.
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