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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Albert N. Pergande, Orlando, FL (US);
Lloyd Dan Griffin, Jr., Plant City, FL (US);
Steven G. Gray, Orlando, FL (US);
Hung Q. Le, Orlando, FL (US);
Steve T. Nicholas, Clermont, FL (US);
Albert N. Pergande, Orlando, FL (US);
Lloyd Dan Griffin, Jr., Plant City, FL (US);
Steven G. Gray, Orlando, FL (US);
Hung Q. Le, Orlando, FL (US);
Steve T. Nicholas, Clermont, FL (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for protecting against incoming projectiles comprising transmitting two radar waveforms, the first waveform comprising a pulsed continuous wave waveform, and the second waveform comprising a pulsed linear chirp waveform over a bandwidth, and based on returned radar data, causing deployment of a defense mechanism to intercept a detected incoming projectile.