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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Daniel W. Trainor, Reading, MA (US);
Daniel W. Trainor, Reading, MA (US);
Textron Systems Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
In a countermeasure system for an aircraft, a countermeasure module includes a chamber. Countermeasure equipment is housed in the chamber of the countermeasure module. An attachment mechanism allows for releasable attachment of the countermeasure module to an aircraft. A flight mechanism is provided on the countermeasure module for returning the countermeasure module to a location, such that when an aircraft to which the countermeasure module is attached reaches a desired airborne position, the attachment mechanism releases the countermeasure module from the aircraft, and the flight mechanism on the released countermeasure module returns the countermeasure module to the location.