Illuminated aircraft countermeasures

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2007-05-08

2007-05-08

Johnson, Stephen M. (Department: 3641)

Ordnance

Waging war

Reexamination Certificate

active

10818232

ABSTRACT:
A countermeasure device for negating a guidance seeking system is provided. The countermeasure device includes a membrane defining an internal chamber, a gas disposed in the chamber, and an illuminating device. The illuminating device includes a light source producing energy sufficient to provide a decoy signature detectable by the guidance seeking system and a power supply coupled to the light source. In one embodiment the light source is a light emitting diode. In another embodiment, the light source is a laser diode.

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