Patent ID: 7600477
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: B64D,F41F,F41H

Abstract:
1. A dispenser arrangement for discharging countermeasure ammunition, the dispenser arrangement comprising: a plurality of countermeasure sections configured to be accommodated and secured in spaces for rockets in a rocket launcher, each countermeasure section comprising a casing having a cylindrical lateral outer surface including a space configured to simultaneously accommodate a plurality of countermeasure ammunition, a first end comprising a lateral opening in the cylindrical lateral outer surface of the casing for discharging the plurality of countermeasure ammunition in a lateral direction with respect to the cylindrical lateral outer surface casing, and an ammunition-advancing device configured to advance the plurality of countermeasure ammunition through the countermeasure section toward the lateral opening, and a discharging mechanism comprising an ammunition-separating device configured to discharge the plurality of countermeasure ammunition from the countermeasure sections through the lateral openings.