Coordinated Simulated Missile Launch for Air Defense Counter-Countermeasures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anti-aircraft missile defense systems lack integration with missile simulation devices for combat scenarios, and there is no human or automatic coordination with real missile systems to enhance the probability of hitting targets.
Innovation Solution
An air defense system comprising a CCM device that generates electromagnetic radiation mimicking anti-aircraft missiles to deceive missile warning and detection systems, integrated with anti-aircraft weapon systems, allowing coordinated launches of simulated and real missiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If simulated missiles are used to trigger countermeasures, then the probability of target hit is improved, but the device complexity increases due to integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the simulated missile emission function with the real anti-aircraft missile launch function into a single integrated air defense system. The CCM device is integrated with the anti-aircraft weapon system, allowing coordinated operation where simulated and real missiles can be launched together or sequentially, resolving the contradiction by merging previously separate functions into one unified system that improves hit probability while managing integration complexity through deliberate design
2Reliability
If multiple simulated missiles are launched to exhaust aircraft countermeasures, then the effectiveness against aircraft is improved, but the loss of time increases due to coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by launching simulated missiles first to trigger the aircraft's countermeasures (flares or directional infrared countermeasures) before the real anti-aircraft missile is launched. This preliminary deception exhausts or occupies the aircraft's defensive resources, ensuring that when the real missile arrives, the aircraft is defenseless or its countermeasures are already depleted, thereby improving effectiveness while minimizing coordination time through pre-planned sequential operation
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Improves the probability of hitting targets by triggering effective countermeasures and ensuring real missiles are launched when the aircraft is defenseless, enhancing combat efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
CCM device is capable of generating and emitting electromagnetic radiation of appropriate wavelengths, i.e. simulated missiles, that mimic real anti-aircraft missiles
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AI summary
The invention refers to an air defense system comprising at least one counter countermeasures device, and at least one anti-aircraft weapon system and to an anti-aircraft combat method comprising said air defense system. The counter countermeasures device is configured for generating and emitting electromagnetic radiation of appropriate wavelengths, i.e. simulated missiles, that mimic real anti-aircraft missiles, and, in this way, the anti-aircraft missile launch warning and detection system (MLWDS) installed on aircrafts are deceived and the countermeasures are released. The operation of the counter countermeasures device and of the anti-aircraft weapon system, i.e. emitting of simulated missiles and launching of anti-aircraft missiles, is coordinated. The counter countermeasures device is implemented as a standalone device or is attached to or is integrated into the anti-aircraft weapon system. With the proposed air defense system and method, the efficiency of the anti-aircraft combat is highly improved, i.e. the probability of the target hit is highly improved.