Abstract: Device, system, and method of aircraft protection and countermeasures against threats. A system for protecting an aircraft against a threat, includes a dual frequency Radio Frequency (RF) module, which includes: a dual-band RF transmitter and a dual-band RF receiver, to transmit and receive high-band RF signals and low-band RF signals; and a threat confirmation and tracking module, to confirm and track a possible incoming threat based on processing of high-band RF signals and low-band RF signals received by the dual-band RF receiver. The system further includes a dual frequency band antenna, to transmit and receive the high-band RF signals and the low-band RF signals. The system also includes a directed high-power laser transmitter, to activate a directed high-power laser beam as countermeasure towards a precise angular position of a confirmed threat.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 15, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 4, 2022
Assignee:
BIRD AEROSYSTEMS LTD.
Inventors:
Ronen Factor, David Dragucki, Ariye Yehuda Caplan, Semion Zelikman
Abstract: System, device and method for protecting aircrafts against incoming threats. The system includes: (a) a dual-band Radio Frequency (RF) track-and-confirm module comprising: a dual-band RF receiver to receive high-band RF signals and low-band RF signals; a threat confirmation module to confirm a possible incoming threat based on processing of RF signals received at the dual-band RF receiver; a threat parameters calculator to calculate a fine angular position and a precise angular position of a confirmed incoming threat, based on processing of RF signals received at low-band RF for fine angular position and at high-band RF for precise angular position; (b) a countermeasure directed Laser module to activate a directed Laser countermeasure towards said precise angular position of said confirmed incoming threat.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 16, 2014
Publication date:
July 31, 2014
Applicant:
BIRD AEROSYSTEMS LTD.
Inventors:
Ronen FACTOR, David DRAGUCKI, Ariye Yehuda CAPLAN, Zahi BEN ARI, Semion ZELIKMAN, Royee LI-RAN
Abstract: The present invention includes a system for protecting an aircraft against one or more incoming threats. The system includes one or more electro-optic sensors to scan an area around the aircraft for one or more possible incoming threats, and to generate an indication signal once an incoming threat is detected; an integrated unit combining a Missile Approach Confirmation Sensor (MACS) with Directed Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM), to verify the incoming threat and to activate a countermeasure against the verified incoming threat; and a processor to receive data from said one or more electro-optic sensors and the integrated MACS-DIRCM unit, and to select a countermeasure technique for deployment against the incoming threat.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 28, 2012
Publication date:
November 29, 2012
Applicant:
BIRD AEROSYSTEMS LTD
Inventors:
Ronen FACTOR, David DRAGUCKI, Ariye Yehuda CAPLAN, Zahi BEN ARI, Semion ZELIKMAN, Royee LI-RAN