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Information transmitting method using a laser beam projector which may form part of an optical missile guidance system on board a ship say. For missile guidance, the laser beam is so scanned over a field containing the target and missile that the missile receives successive glimpses of the beam at t

Information transmitting method using a laser beam projector which may form part of an optical missile guidance system on board a ship say. For missile guidance, the laser beam is so scanned over a field containing the target and missile that the missile receives successive glimpses of the beam at times dependent on guidance and other information to be sent to it. For transmitting information, to another ship say, the same beam projector is used to scan a field containing a detector on board the other ship so that the detector receives successive glimpses of the beam at times dependent on the information to be transmitted.

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A method of passing information between missile guidance systems, comprising the steps of: providing a first laser beam missile guidance system and a second laser beam missile guidance system, each system having a laser beam projector means for scanning a laser beam over a field of view and control

A method of passing information between missile guidance systems, comprising the steps of: providing a first laser beam missile guidance system and a second laser beam missile guidance system, each system having a laser beam projector means for scanning a laser beam over a field of view and control means for controlling said laser beam projector means to guide a missile towards a target, both systems being capable of independently operating as optical missile guidance systems; scanning with each said guidance system via a laser beam projector means over a field of view; controlling via a control means said laser beam projector means to guide a missile towards a target, both systems being capable of independently operating as optical missile guidance systems; using a first laser beam projector means sited at said first system to project a laser beam including information towards a laser radiation sensitive element at said second system; controlling said laser beam to cause said sensitive element to produce a signal including said information; establishing a non-communication time when said first and second systems are not communicating; using said first laser beam projecting means at said non-communicating time to guide a missile; and using said second laser beam projecting means at said non-communicating time to guide a missile.