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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
John Frederick Klein, Port Washington, NY (US);
John Frederick Klein, Port Washington, NY (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A disruptive media dispersal system for aircraft which absorbs and scatters directed energy weapon beams such as tracking lasers and high energy lasers (HELs) is disclosed. The system may include laser detectors, laser beam propagation disruptive media and a dispersal system. When attacked by a directed energy weapon such as a laser, the laser detector system or vehicle operator deploys the disruptive media. The disruptive media is released by a feeder and dispersal system into the air in the path of the tracking and/or HEL weapon. For example, the dispersal system may be located onboard the aircraft near the front of the fuselage.