AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE LAUNCHING METHOD AND SMALL-SIZED UNMANNED PLATFORM MACHINE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a probability of remaining live of a mating team and also improve a probability of live by a method wherein an enemy airplane can be attacked in unmanned state during an air-born battle using a missile. ;SOLUTION: A small-sized unmanned platform air-plane 4 having a missile 3 installed therein is separated from a mother plane 1, thereafter it is automatically turned along a flying course programmed in advance. Then, during turning operation, an enemy plane is automatically caught by a target retrieving device 12 and then either active or passive hosing guidance type missile is automatically launched. The mother plane 1 performs an avoiding action after separating the small-sized unmanned platform plane 4. The small-sized unmanned platform plane 4 automatically returns to the ground under an automatic navigation control either after launching of the missile 3 or after a turning of a specified period of time.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1997,JPO