Systems and methods for acquiring and launching and guiding missiles to multiple targets

US10240900B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10240900-B2
Application numberUS-201615015349-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 4, 2016
Priority dateFeb 4, 2016
Publication dateMar 26, 2019
Grant dateMar 26, 2019

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Systems and methods that can be used in lightweight vehicles, such as lightweight small Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) vehicles, and can provide small, lightweight weapons capable of “Fire and Forget” type performance to defeat the next generation “Swarm Weapon Systems”, such as, groups of high speed attack boats armed with anti ship weapons, are disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system comprising: a multi sensor component comprising a plurality of sensors, sensors in the plurality of sensors selected from at least one of optical components, electro-optical (EO) sensors, forward-looking infrared (FL IR) sensors, laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensors and RF sensors; a communication system configured to provide angle, range and velocity vector to each imaging missile from a number of imaging missiles and to receive image data…

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What does patent US10240900B2 cover?
Systems and methods that can be used in lightweight vehicles, such as lightweight small Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) vehicles, and can provide small, lightweight weapons capable of “Fire and Forget” type performance to defeat the next generation “Swarm Weapon Systems”, such as, groups of high speed attack boats armed with anti ship weapons, are disclosed.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Raytheon Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F41G7/2293. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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