METHOD FOR COVERT CONTROL OF A PAIR OF INTERCEPTORS AT AN AIR TARGET Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC G01S13/87 G01S7/38 G05D1/10 

FIELD: electronic warfare.

SUBSTANCE: used to improve the effectiveness of jamming while providing covert interceptor control at an air target. The claimed method consists in the fact that two interceptors are equipped with active interference stations, and their onboard radar stations are combined into a system with information exchange channels. An attacking interceptor with an on-board radar system operating on radiation and a covert interceptor with an active jamming station operating on radiation are determined. Moreover, the covert interceptor carries out a targeted approach to the attacking fighter in the process of its guidance, providing, on the one part, maximum cover efficiency, because when approaching a covert object, the interference generated to suppress the enemy’s airborne radar system is placed at the maximum of the main lobe of its antenna pattern, on the other part, ensuring the operation of the attacking interceptor’s onboard radar system with a given efficiency, which can decrease due to the level of unintended interference. When the distance between the interceptors of the pair reaches a critical value determined by flight safety, the covert interceptor switches from controlling its spatial position relative to the attacking interceptor to controlling the radiation power of the active jamming station, maintaining a fixed distance between the interceptors of the pair.

EFFECT: increase in the duration of the covert control of a pair of interceptors at an air target due to the consistent control of the spatial position of the interceptor - the carrier of the active jamming station and its power.

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