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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
May. 14, 2009
Gennadii Ivtsenkov, Hamilton, CA;
Alexandre Mantsvetov, Burlington, CA;
Evgeny Berik, Tartu, EE;
Protective Arms Systems Inc., Burlington, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Combined IR-RF combat identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system for a ground targets, such as dismounted soldiers, vehicles or military platforms comprising IR-RF interrogator mounted on a firearm and IR-RF transponder mounted on a friendly target. RF channel operates in Ka-band providing brief information about friendly targets that could be in attacked area, and if they are, develop alert signal: 'Friendly soldiers are in the area'. The interrogator additionally contains RF channel receiving reflected signal that allows recognize armed foe. IR channel of the system prevents friendly fire in the case of direct sighting to a friendly soldier.