Electronic countermeasure cartridge arranged to be loaded into countermeasure dispenser and arranged to irradiate dispensed electromagnetically reflective material

    公开(公告)号:US12050094B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US18556475

    申请日:2022-04-21

    Applicant: SAAB AB

    Inventor: Albert Swanepoel

    CPC classification number: F42B12/70 B64D1/04 F41H11/02

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic countermeasure cartridge (6) arranged to be loaded into a countermeasure dispenser (7) in a mobile platform (1). The electronic countermeasure cartridge (6) comprises an electromagnetic transmitting means (8), an electric energy storage (9) arranged to supply the electromagnetic transmitting means (8) with electric energy and a trigger device (10) arranged to trigger a transmission of electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic transmitting means (8) upon detection of an incoming threat (2). The transmitted electromagnetic radiation is arranged to irradiate an electromagnetically reflective material (3) dispensed from the countermeasure dispenser (7). The disclosure also relates to a method for providing threat protection for a platform (1) and to a countermeasure system comprising a countermeasure dispenser (7).

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