AIRCRAFT FORCE MULTIPLICATION

A manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fly on a mission as a team. The UAVs carry additional weapons and/or munitions that can be controlled by the manned aircraft. The pilot of the manned aircraft selects weapons or munitions carried by either the manned aircraft or one of the UAVs....

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Main Authors Yang Jeffrey M, Evans David W, Larson Gregory L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.09.2017
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIMING
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
BLASTING
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
HEATING
HELICOPTERS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
WEAPON SIGHTS
WEAPONS
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Summary:A manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fly on a mission as a team. The UAVs carry additional weapons and/or munitions that can be controlled by the manned aircraft. The pilot of the manned aircraft selects weapons or munitions carried by either the manned aircraft or one of the UAVs. A display in the manned aircraft illustrates weapons available on both the manned aircraft and UAVs. The pilot of the manned aircraft picks a weapon from the display and then targets and fires the weapon. The targeting and guidance of the weapon can be carried out using computers on the manned aircraft and/or computers on the UAV.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615057574