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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
David K. Barton, Lexington, MA (US);
Benjamin L. Young, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/38 ;
Abstract
A combined defense and navigational system on a naval vessel is disclosed. The disclosed system includes a track-while-scan pulse radar which is controlled to provide either navigational information or tracking information on selected targets. Additionally, the disclosed system includes a plurality of guided missiles, each of which may be vertically launched and directed toward intercept of a selected target either by commands from the track-while-scan radar or from an active guidance system in each such missile.