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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2022
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Yogeshkumar M. Patel, Ventura, CA (US);
Robert Barreto, Ventura, CA (US);
Christopher F. Calderon, Oxnard, CA (US);
Nathan Andrew Alday, Ventura, CA (US);
Andrew Hamilton Kay, Lynn Haven, FL (US);
Paul Nelson, Oxnard, CA (US);
Donald Patrick Hilliard, Camarillo, CA (US);
Dean Lucian Mensa, Ventura, CA (US);
Leroy Francis Mumma, Oxnard, CA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A system for augmenting 360-degree aspect monostatic radar cross section of an aircraft. The system may comprise a pair of pods mountable on opposing wing tips of an aircraft and each having a pod housing with an elongate body tapering forwardly to a nose and rearwardly to a tail. Each pod may comprise a forward SDL disposed within the nose, a rear SDL disposed within the tail, and a pair of mid-body SDLs disposed within a mid-section of the pod housing. The SDLs may be arranged within the pods to reflect radiation and provide coverage around the aircraft over a region of about 360 azimuth degrees. Each SDL may comprise radar absorbing material located on an interior reflective surface, and portions of the elongate bodies may be constructed of radome material. The SDLs may be Luneburg lens having diameters of at least approximately 8-inches.