Camera Container For Military Aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026022924-A1
Application number	US-202418660528-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 10, 2024
Priority date	May 11, 2023
Publication date	Jan 22, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A camera container for military aircraft includes a removable outboard container, wherein the camera container is the casing of an adopted guided missile and has devices for detecting the guided missile by the aircraft, at least one autonomous camera system, casing elements of optically transparent material and also compensating masses and a pressure compensating valve.

First claim

1 . A camera container for military aircraft having a removable outboard container, wherein
the camera container is the casing of an adopted guided missile and comprises:
devices used to detect the guided missile by the aircraft,
at least one autonomous camera system,
casing elements of optically transparent material,
compensating masses and
a pressure compensating valve.

2 . The camera container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one autonomous camera system comprise at least two autonomous camera systems mounted along the longitudinal axis of the camera container with at least two different angles to the vertical.

3 . The camera container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one autonomous camera system comprises an autonomous camera system in the sensor dome mounted axially parallel to the longitudinal axis with the lens direction in the direction of flight.

Assignees

• Airbus Defence & Space Gmbh

Inventors

• Gauckler Michael
• Trzeciak Michael

Classifications

• F41G7/2253

  Passive homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and do not requiring an active illumination of the target · CPC title

• F42B15/01 Primary

  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

• B64D47/08

  Arrangements of cameras · CPC title

• F42B15/08 Primary

  for carrying measuring instruments; {Arrangements for mounting sensitive cargo within a projectile}(adaptations for meteorology G01W1/08); {Arrangements for acoustic sensitive cargo within a projectile} · CPC title