Decoy missile with electromagnetic wave backscatter control

Claim 2

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward electrically isolated sections thereof, and two coaxial stub members, said stub members being attached to the forward section of said space vehicle structure and extended into and electrically insulated from said rearward section.

Claim 3

A decoy missile as defined in claim 1 having four coaxial stub members, said stub members being attached in quadratic relationship to the outer periphery of the forward section of said space vehicle structure and extended into and electrically insulated from said rearward section.

Claim 4

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward electrically isolated sections thereof, four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said region of dielectric material, and means for electrically connecting orthogonal pairs of said arcuate antenna elements.

Claim 5

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward electrically isolated sections thereof, four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said region of dielectric material, and means for electrically connecting orthogonal pairs of said arcuate antenna elements.

Claim 6

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward electrically isolated sections thereof, four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said region of dielectric material, and a coaxial stub member attached to each said arcuate antenna element, said stub members being extended into and electrically insulated from said rearward section.

Claim 7

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward electrically isolated sections thereof, four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said region of dielectric material, and a coaxial stub member attached to each said arcuate antenna element, said stub members being extended into and electrically insulated from said rearward section.

Claim 8

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle member, a region of dielectric material disposed on the rearward end of said space vehicle member, four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said region of dielectric material, and a coaxial stub member attached to each said arcuate antenna element, said stub members being extended into and electrically insulated from said space vehicle member.

Claim 9

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle member, a region of dielectric material disposed on the rearward end of said space vehicle member, four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said region of dielectric material, and a coaxial stub member attached to each said arcuate antenna element, said stub members being extended into and electrically insulated from said space vehicle member.

Claim 10

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a first region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward elecrically isolated sections thereof, a second region of dielectric material disposed on the rearward end of said space vehicle structure, a first series of four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said first region of dielectric material, a second series of four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said second region of dielectric material, and a delay line means connecting each element of said first series of antenna elemEnts to an element of said second series of antenna elements.

Claim 11

A decoy missile comprising a space vehicle structure, a first region of dielectric material disposed therein to define forward and rearward elecrically isolated sections thereof, a second region of dielectric material disposed on the rearward end of said space vehicle structure, a first series of four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said first region of dielectric material, a second series of four arcuate antenna elements disposed on the outer periphery of said second region of dielectric material, and a delay line means connecting each element of said first series of antenna elemEnts to an element of said second series of antenna elements.