Research/Patents/US 6040801
US 6040801Tier 3 — General Defense

Low duty cycle navigation system

Assignee

US Government

Filed as: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Filed

Apr 30, 1964

Granted

Mar 21, 2000

Location

Arlington VA (defense contractors)

Abstract

This invention relates to radio navigation systems and is particularly dited to means for transmitting range and azimuthal information to selected receivers only. More specifically this invention relates to a R-O navigating system in which the signal is so concealed in noise that the signal is of use only to friendly, as distinguished from enemy receivers. By this system enemy aircraft, in a military sense, cannot `home` on either the shipboard or land-based beacons. Mobile equipment of the system of this invention is passive and is, hence, not subject to detection.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Mar 12, 1982

Rescinded

Sep 24, 1999

Duration

17 years, 6 months

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