Method for controlling guided missiles, and guided missile, and aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025321083-A1
Application number	US-202519177120-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 11, 2025
Priority date	Apr 12, 2024
Publication date	Oct 16, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for controlling at least one guided missile to be launched by an aircraft during flight, a guided missile and an aircraft, wherein at least one mission command is transmitted by light signal from the aircraft to the guided missile. The light signal may be transmitted to a transceiver temporarily connected to or integrated into the guided missile.

First claim

Claimed is:

1 . A method for controlling at least one guided missile to be launched by an aircraft during flight, the method comprising:
transmitting at least one mission command by a light signal from an aircraft to a guided missile.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one mission command is transmitted before launching, after launching, or both.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one mission command comprises a control command for the guided missile.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the light signal is transmitted to a transceiver integrated in the guided missile before launching, after launching, or both.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the light signal is transmitted to a transceiver temporarily connected to the guided missile before launching.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one mission command is part of at least one mission data set for a mission of the guided missile.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one mission command for the guided missile is transmitted so as to be individually encrypted.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of guided missiles is launched simultaneously, successively, or both, and
wherein each receive guided missile receives at least one mission command by a light signal.

9 . A guided missile, wherein the guided missile is configured to carry out the method according to claim 1 .

10 . An aircraft, wherein the aircraft is configured to carry out the method according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Airbus Defence & Space Gmbh

Inventors

• Von Schlippe Max
• Heckmann Andreas

Classifications

• F42B15/01

  Arrangements thereon for guidance or control ({steering arrangements F42B10/60}; aircraft flight control B64C; guidance systems other than those installed aboard F41G7/00, F41G9/00; locating by use of radio or other waves G01S; flight control in general G05D1/00; computer aspects G06]) · CPC title

• F41F3/055

  Umbilical connecting means {(means for facilitating disengagement of electric line connector coupling parts in general H01R13/633)} · CPC title

• F41G7/306 Primary

  for transmitting guidance signals; (F41G7/308 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F41F3/06 Primary

  from aircraft {(F41F3/0406 takes precedence; arrangements of rocket launchers on aircraft B64D7/08; bomb releasing in flight B64D1/06)} · CPC title