Lockheed Martin Corporation

Gregory N Whitfield

Edward Max Flowers

Lionel D Liebman

Arthur Steven Bornowski

The present invention includes a multifaceted imaging semi-active laser system ('I-SALS'). In one aspect, the I-SALS closes on a laser designation of a target until it starts imaging the target, whereupon the I-SALS then homes on the target from the image. Some embodiments employ a slightly defocused designation. Other embodiments use existential jitter in the designation and other embodiments intentionally induce a jitter in the designation called dither. One particular embodiments provides a dual field-of-view optics package that has no moving parts.

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Mansfield, TX, United States of America

Gregory N Whitfield