Diehl Munitionssysteme Gmbh & Co. Kg

Gunnar Pappert

Volker Koch

Andreas Günther

Klaus Schl&uuml;ter

An object self-protection apparatus () having a monitoring device () which is fixed with respect to the object and a launch container (), in particular for fragmentation projectiles, which has a target-tracking radar device () for the approach movement of a missile () which is to be defended against. The monitoring device () which is fixed with respect to the object and the target-tracking radar device () are connected together with an aiming drive for the launch container (). Hereby, an expensive search radar is replaced by a passive sensor device () forming the monitoring device () which is fixed with respect to the object. The passive sensor device () generates accurately measured angular information in respect of the approaching missile (). The distance and the speed of the missile () are then determined by the target-tracking radar device ().

Self-protecting device for an object

In regard to radar guidance of a launch container ( ) for fragmentation projectiles ( ) for defending against an attacking missile ( ), from the object ( ) to be protected, the present invention affords a radar guidance system which can be inexpensively set up from existing components and which, in the absence of interfaces between the object ( ) and the launch container ( ), operates in a trouble-free manner if, for space monitoring and target acquisition, provided on the substructure ( ) of the launch container ( ) which is fixed with respect to the object, there is a planar antenna ( ) which transmits its target information to a target-tracking radar ( ) which is integrated into the launch container ( ), for directly guiding the launch container ( ) on to the approach of the missile ( ) to be defended against.

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Altdorf, Germany

Gunnar Pappert