There is disclosed a method for illuminating a target with electromagnetic (EM) energy comprising: providing a steerable source of EM energy, for generating a platform EM energy beam, deploying an airborne redirection unit (ARU) for redirecting the platform EM energy beam, transmitting the platform EM energy beam towards the ARU, thereby illuminating the ARU, receiving at the ARU the platform energy beam, deflecting at the ARU the platform EM energy beam so as to provide a redirected EM energy beam for transmission towards and illumination of a target.
METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR ILLUMINATING A TARGET
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BELEUCHTUNG EINES ZIELS
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR ÉCLAIRER UNE CIBLE
2020-11-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English