Patent ID: 6738012
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
A system for protecting a commercial airliner (10) from a man portable missile (20) comprising:(a) an aircraft sensor package (70) located on an airliner and including a missile sensor (71), a reference frequency oscillator (72), and a transmitter (74), said aircraft sensor package adapted to transmit a wireless data-link (41) which includes raw sensor data (5) and a precise carrier frequency; (b) a plurality of ground stations (31-33) adapted to receive said raw sensor data and determine the presence of a missile therefrom and also adapted to receive said precise carrier frequency and determine the location of said airliner therefrom; and (c) a turret (60) adapted to track said airliner as it flies through a protected zone, said turret further adapted to lay down a predetermined pattern of exploding flares (51) to divert said missile away from said airliner.