AIR-BASED RECONNAISSANCE AND STRIKE COMPLEX AND ITS OPERATION METHOD (VARIANTS) Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC F42B25/00 

FIELD: weapons.

SUBSTANCE: usage: the invention relates to the technique of high-precision cybernetic weapons. Essence: a lot of small gliders - microplanes equipped with an optical communication system-are dropped from the base aircraft - an airplane or a cruise missile. The gliders form a cloud that performs controlled flight, and perform the function of a relay network necessary for the operation of the system. In this case, the navigation positioning of the gliders is performed using data on the measurement of the delay time of the signals circulating in the specified optical communication system. During the flight of gliders, reconnaissance of the terrain, in particular television one, is carried out, as well as a shock impact made using small warheads on board the gliders. At the same time, the gliders are piloted so that they come to the point of detonation from different sides and at the same time. The sparseness of the glider cloud, combined with their large numbers, makes it impossible to intercept it on the way to the target. When the goal is reached, the cloud shrinks to a point. In this case, the explosion power of individual elements adds up with a cumulative effect.

EFFECT: invulnerability of the system is ensured when it overcomes an air defense system, in particular an object one; the reliability and credibility of the transmission of intelligence data, in particular target designation data, is increased, as well as the risk of hitting nearby non-military targets in the event of a miss is reduced.

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