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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1978
Allen C Hagelberg, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Walter A Lobitz, Westwood, CA (US);
General Dynamics Corporation Pomona Division, Pomona, CA (US);
Abstract
A ship anti-torpedo defense system includes a detecting device for detecting and locating an incoming threat, such as a torpedo, and an interrelated missile launching and control system for firing at least one warhead carrying missile into the path of the oncoming threat, the missile having an active acoustic fuze system including a highly directional sensing system for continuously monitoring the position and proximity of the incoming threat and for detonating the warhead at the optimum proximity of the incoming threat with the missile. The missile floats at a predetermined depth determined by the predetermined depth of the torpedo to be intercepted.