Method for engaging at least one aerial target by means of a firing group, firing group of at least two firing units, and utilization of the firing group
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Oct 22, 2002
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Jul 29, 1999
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Jul 31, 1998
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A method for engaging one or several aerial targets by means of a firing group (10) of autonomous, but cooperating, firing units (12, 112), wherein each firing group has a fire control unit (14, 114) and at least one weapon (16, 116). Several firing units (12, 112) are linked by a signal transmission system (70), which connects their fire control units (14, 114). Each fire control unit (14, 114) autonomously monitors its airspace area for enemy aerial targets. Subsequently, each fire control unit (14, 114) determines a threat assessment, for which the monitoring results of all fire control units (14, 114) are used. The selection of an aerial target to be engaged by a firing unit (12, 122) is subsequently made by the associated fire control unit (14, 114) on the basis of,the threat assessment and on the basis of the status of the weapons (16, 116) of the entire firing group (10). Firing groups (10) of this type are preferably used for engaging rapidly moving aerial targets in order to defend friendly object to be protected against the action of the aerial targets.
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