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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1999
Nicolas Malakatas, Zurich, CH;
Oerlikon Contraves AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A method for engaging one or several aerial targets by means of a firing group ( ) of autonomous, but cooperating, firing units ( ), wherein each firing group has a fire control unit ( ) and at least one weapon ( ). Several firing units ( ) are linked by a signal transmission system ( ), which connects their fire control units ( ). Each fire control unit ( ) autonomously monitors its airspace area for enemy aerial targets. Subsequently, each fire control unit ( ) determines a threat assessment, for which the monitoring results of all fire control units ( ) are used. The selection of an aerial target to be engaged by a firing unit ( ) is subsequently made by the associated fire control unit ( ) on the basis of,the threat assessment and on the basis of the status of the weapons ( ) of the entire firing group ( ). Firing groups ( ) of this type are preferably used for engaging rapidly moving aerial targets in order to defend friendly object to be protected against the action of the aerial targets.