USA as Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Timothy Allen Froehner

Roy Joseph Harmon

Alberto Garza

John Andrew Johnson

Frank Joseph Bellino

Richard Matthew Dillon

David Virgil Jester

Hugh Henley Hood

The invention generally relates to a method of using a pod to rapidly deploy defensive countermeasures from a wide variety of manned aircraft. The method includes using a configurable pod for dispensing different types of infrared countermeasure (IRCM) devices and different types of radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) devices at a rapid rate. The primary purpose of this method is to rapidly dispense IRCMs and RFCMs is to protect the host aircraft while ingress and egress maneuvers are performed in a hostile area. A secondary use of the method is for use in defending commercial aircraft from missile threats.

Method for rapid countermeasure deployment using a pod

The invention generally relates to a pod based countermeasure dispensing system for external mounting on wide variety of manned aircraft. The pod based system is readily configurable for dispensing different types of infrared countermeasure (IRCM) devices and different types of radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) devices at a rapid rate. The primary use of the rapidly dispensed IRCMs and RFCMs is to protect the host aircraft while ingress and egress maneuvers are performed in a hostile area. A secondary use of the pod based countermeasure dispensing system is for use in defending commercial aircraft from missile threats.

Common services pod for dispensing countermeasure devices

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Ridgecrest, CA, United States of America

Timothy Allen Froehner