Patent ID: 8208130

Claim:
A system for engaging a munition with a target, comprising: an autonomous munition, including: a rangefinder comprising: a laser transmitter that transmits a first laser energy to a remote target; a laser receiver that receives a reflected portion of the first laser energy as reflected by the remote target within a scanned field of view of the laser receiver and that receives a reflected portion of a second laser energy as reflected by the remote target within the scanned field of view of the laser receiver; and a range module that determines a range of the remote target from the reflected portion of the first laser energy; and an illumination module that determines whether the reflected portion of the second laser energy is present within the scanned field of view of the laser receiver; a laser designator that generates third laser energy; and a laser repeater that receives the third laser energy as reflected by the remote target, and, in response, transmits the second laser energy to the remote target.