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US 5173699

ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT

Assignee

MARCONI COMPANY LIMITED, THE

Filed

Nov 5, 1987

Granted

Dec 22, 1992

Location

ST. ALBANS EN GB

Abstract

A missile radome (1) has an acutely pointed profile and includes an antenna array of four elements (A, B) toe'd out around the boresight (5) for an amplitude comparison system. Certain received signals strike the antenna elements (A & B) after grazing the internal radome surface, and after single multiple reflections. The tracking characteristic consequently suffers perturbations. A layer (6) of surface wave absorbent material is provided on the inside of the radome (1) in combination with a mass of radar absorbent material (7) enclosed by this layer. The combination considerably improves the position.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 9, 1988

Rescinded

Apr 30, 1992

Duration

3 years, 10 months

Inventor

  • 1ANDREW D. BARR

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