Cruise Missile Downed Airman Decoy

Abstract

A cruise missile, such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, is adapted to deploy decoys in an area as the missile progresses along its preprogrammed course. Each decoy is shaped to be compatible with and ejected from the Tomahawk and has a preprogrammed control unit operating a transmitter connected to an extendible antenna. False beacon signals and/or false message signals are transmitted from each of the decoys to deceive and confuse defensive forces, such as enemy searchers looking for a downed airman.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADD019942

Entities

People

  • Paul J. Carreiro

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Strikes
  • Aircrafts
  • Attorneys
  • Beacons
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Deployment
  • Detectors
  • Explosives
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Motion Detectors
  • Munitions
  • Radio Beacons
  • Radio Signals
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Survival Equipment
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.