Missile system

Abstract

A missile system has target detection and target destruction facilities interlinked by digital communication lines, the target detection facilities including a sonar and a digital receiver for space intelligence radio signals, wherein the sonar and the digital receiver for space intelligence radio signals are mounted on a self-elevating buoy placed inside a sealed radio-transparent case.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The invention described and claimed hereinbelow is also described in Russian Patent Application RU ______ filed on ______. This Russian Patent Application, whose subject matter is incorporated here by reference, provides the basis for a claim of priority of invention under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d).BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a coastal defense systems, and can be employed for delivering a missile strike, such as a single strike or a salv attack, at ships or naval forces, submarines and aircraft during coastal defense.[0003]The French Exocet missile system is known, as disclosed in “Military Defense, 1995, V. 19, No. 2, P. 24-26, 28-31, Massimo Annati”“Coastal Defense Issues and Solutions”. Also, U.S.-made Harpoon missile system is known, as disclosed in Jane's Naval Weapon Systems, Coulsdon 2000, PP.328-344 RJM-84 UGM Harpoon (GWS-60). Both systems are shore-based and consist of a radar, post module and s...

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Benefits of technology

[0015]It is also another object of the present invention to provide a missile system with a reduced optical visibility from space at the deployment site, which thereby results in the system higher survivability.

[0023]When the missile system is designed in accordance with the present invention, the installation of the sonar and the digital receiver for radio signals into a self-elevated buoy inside a sealed radio-transparent case and implementation of the missile launcher unit with the opportunity of bottom deployment, eliminate the opportunity for enemy's space optical intelligence with respect the battle array of the missile system and thus increases the survivability of the missile system.

[0024]The introduction of the counter sabotage self-defense facilities enables to raise the missile system survivability further, thanks to the underwater reconnaissance counter measures. Fitting of the missile launcher unit with self-elevated launchers having vertical horizontal tubes ensures successful air and marine assault counter measures, thus enhancing the survivability of the missile system.

Problems solved by technology

These systems have the disadvantage residing in their insufficient survivability, that is caused by the vulnerability of stationary anti-radar projectile control radar posts and the difficulty in concealing the stationary missile systems from the enemy's space intelligence.

Failure of the control post results in the unavailability of the entire system.

During the massive attack, however, such measures of enhanced survivability are insufficient.

As in the previous example, however, the above-specified system survivability enhancement measures are not sufficient during a massive raid.

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