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An inflatable dummy target fittable into a carrier missile capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is capable of being inflated and manifest characteristics that resemble GTG missile characteristics, wherein

An inflatable dummy target fittable into a carrier missile capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is capable of being inflated and manifest characteristics that resemble GTG missile characteristics, wherein the GTG missile characteristics include IR signature, RF signature and GTG missile.

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1. An inflatable dummy target, having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, configured to be fitted into a carrier missile and configured to be released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion ther

1. An inflatable dummy target, having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, configured to be fitted into a carrier missile and configured to be released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof being configured to be inflated and configured to manifest characteristics that resemble Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile characteristics, including at least an IR signature that resembles a GTG missile IR signature, an RF signature that resembles a GTG missile RF signature, a geometry that resembles a GTG missile geometry and an internal rigid structure that resembles an internal warhead. 2. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 1, wherein said characteristics further includes exo-atmospheric flight dynamics that resemble a GTG missile exo-atmospheric flight dynamics. 3. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 2, wherein the exo-atmospheric flight dynamics being movements in the pitch and roll axes, respectively. 4. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 3, wherein said exo-atmospheric flight dynamics is achieved by conferring the dummy target a pitch and roll angular velocities that substantially match those of a GTG missile. 5. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 2, wherein said exo-atmospheric flight dynamics is achieved by conferring the dummy target an angular velocity that substantially matches that of a GTG missile. 6. The inflatable target according to claim 2, wherein said rigid structure forms part of a separatable second stage rigid structure of the carrier which includes a steering mechanism; said steering mechanism further facilitating release to the space of a pressurized gas that is accumulated inside the dummy target, for accomplishing at least rotating the dummy target about dummy target's roll axis, thereby achieving dummy target roll dynamics that resembles a GTG missile roll dynamics. 7. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 2, further comprising at least one nozzle fitted through the dummy target's skin facilitating release to the space of a pressurized gas that is accumulated inside the dummy target, for accomplishing at least rotating the dummy target about dummy target's roll axis, thereby achieving dummy target roll dynamics that resembles a GTG missile roll dynamics. 8. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 7, wherein said gas is accumulated inside and inflates said dummy target or portion thereof by means of a pressure vessel. 9. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 8, wherein said roll dynamics is affected by at least the following parameters: nozzle area, discharge coefficient, distance between dummy target's center of gravity and nozzle location, inertia around dummy target's X axis, and pressure in the closed volume. 10. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 9, wherein said pressure in the closed volume is affected by at least the following parameters: gas temperature, rate of flow per unit generated by a gas generator or the pressure vessel, rate of flow of gas flowing out of the dummy target and volume of gas closed in the dummy target or the portion thereof. 11. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 7, wherein said gas is accumulated inside and inflates said dummy target or portion thereof by means of a gas generator. 12. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 2, further comprising at least one nozzle fitted through the dummy target's skin facilitating release to the space a pressurized gas that is accumulated inside the dummy target, for accomplishing at least rotating the dummy target about dummy target's pitch axis, thereby achieving dummy target pitch dynamics that resembles a GTG missile pitch dynamics. 13. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 12, wherein said pitch dynamics is affected by at least the following parameters: nozzle area, discharge coefficient, distance between dummy target's center of gravity and nozzle location, inertia around dummy target's Y or Z axis, and pressure in the closed volume. 14. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 13, wherein said pressure in the closed volume is affected by at least the following parameters: gas temperature, rate of flow per unit generated by a pressure vessel or a gas generator, rate of flow of gas flowing out of the dummy target and volume of gas closed in dummy target or portion thereof. 15. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 2, further comprising at least one flywheel for accomplishing at least rotating the dummy target about dummy target's roll axis, thereby achieving dummy target roll dynamics that resembles a GTG missile roll dynamics. 16. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 2, further comprising at least one flywheel, for accomplishing at least rotating the dummy target about dummy target's pitch axis, thereby achieving dummy target pitch dynamics that resembles a GTG missile pitch dynamics. 17. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 1, further including a pressure vessel fitted in the dummy target configured to release pressurized gas into said dummy target and thereby inflate the dummy target. 18. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 1, further including a gas generator fitted in the dummy target configured to release pressurized gas into said dummy target and thereby inflate the dummy target. 19. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 1, further including a passive inflating source fitted in the dummy target and being configured to release into said dummy target a priori accumulated pressure, or pressured charged thereto through a carrier source pressure. 20. The inflatable dummy target of claim 1, wherein said rigid structure forms part of a separatable second stage rigid structure of the carrier. 21. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 1, wherein the dummy target is inflatable as a whole. 22. The inflatable dummy target according to claim 1, wherein the dummy target is composed of plurality of inflatable ducts wrapped with a sheet. 23. A carrier missile comprising a dummy target release mechanism configured to release at least one inflatable dummy target, each dummy target having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, each dummy target being capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, each dummy target or portion thereof being capable of being inflated and manifesting characteristics that resemble Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile characteristics, including at least an TR signature that resembles a GTG missile IR signature, an RF signature that resembles a GTG missile RF signature, a geometry that resembles a GTG missile geometry and an internal rigid structure that resembles an internal warhead whereby said carrier missile is configured to perform kill assessment of said rigid structure during exo-atmospheric GTG missile interception trial. 24. The carrier missile according to claim 23, further configured in response to releasing said dummy target to re route its flight trajectory for at least (i) facilitate sensing of interception process during END GAME, (ii) assuring that the carrier being substantially out of the field of view of the interceptor during the homing stage if it is required by interception scenario, and (iii) assuring that the carrier being substantially in the field of view of the interceptor during the homing stage at the pre-defined location relative to dummy target if it is required by interception scenario; the carrier is further configured to sense the interception process and communicate the sensed data. 25. The carrier according to claim 24, wherein said carrier is configured to re-route its flight trajectory by initiating an acceleration vector in a direction that deviates from the flight trajectory of the dummy target. 26. An inflatable dummy target having a flexible external skin and an internal rigid structure for simulating a warhead, configured to be fitted into a carrier missile and configured to be released in a wrapped form from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is configured to be inflated and configured to manifest exo-atmospheric flight dynamics that resemble Ground-to-Ground (GTG) missile exo-atmospheric flight dynamics, whereby said dummy target exo-atmospheric flight dynamics are achieved in said inflated form notwithstanding initial un-controlled perturbations of the dummy target in a wrapped form. 27. An inflatable dummy target according to claim 26, wherein said dynamics are achieved in at least one of pitch and roll axes.