Patent ID: 7793888

Claim:
An apparatus for air-to-air transfer of at least one ordnance unit from a first airborne aerial vehicle to a second airborne aerial vehicle, the apparatus comprising: pylon installed on the second airborne aerial vehicle and intended to receive the at least one ordnance unit transferred from the first airborne aerial vehicle to the second airborne aerial vehicle; an ordnance transfer assembly providing for the carriage of the at least one ordnance unit on a rigid surface from the first airborne aerial vehicle to the second airborne aerial vehicle; and an ordnance carriage cradle connected to the ordnance transfer assembly for storing the at least one ordnance unit; a pylon adapter to verify the connection of the at least one ordnance unit to the pylon installed on the second airborne aerial vehicle, the pylon adapter comprising a mechanical connector to the pylon; a power generator device to provide power for the movement of the ordnance transfer assembly.