AIR-TO-SUBSURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
Assignee
Filed
Sep 29, 1964
Granted
May 7, 1991
Location
Abstract
The invention is an air-to-subsurface missile system which has an acousticoming torpedo and a directional sonobuoy held in the missile behind the torpedo by a cowling means which includes fins for aerodynamic stability. When the missile reaches the desired location in a body of water, the torpedo and sonobuoy are released. The sonobuoy has the ability to search for targets and to communicate both with the homing torpedo and with a tactical command station. Thus the torpedo can be guided to a target by the sonobuoy and command station, even at ranges at which the torpedo could not locate a target with its own homing system.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Aug 6, 1982
Rescinded
Nov 1, 1990
Duration
8 years, 2 months
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5012717
- Application
- 00440206
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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