K. Poc's most important invention is Microwave antenna side lobe and beam reduction apparatus. It was patented in the US in 1970 (Pat. US3518687A).
AWACS is an airborne early warning system (a dome with a built-in radar is mounted on the top of the aircraft) designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, radar stations, to determine the flight trajectories of various projectiles over long distances, as well as other military objects both in the air and on the ground. The AWACS system includes the E-3 Sentry aircraft in NATO forces, which are based on a modified Boeing 707 aircraft and are essentially radars adapted for flight (see photo: An E-3 Sentry of the United States Air Force).
Foto: An E-3 Sentry of the United States Air Force (source: Boeing E-3 Sentry - Wikipedia)
For more than forty years this technology developed by exiled Latvians has been one of the most important in the NATO defense system.
His inventions in the field of microwave radio receivers and antenna radiation field amplifiers were also related to the AWACS system.
In addition to the AWACS system projects, K.Pocs has also made many other contributions to science and innovation. K.Pocs has developed meteorological rockets to support the US lunar research program, developed instrumentation for tracking rocket flights in the upper atmosphere (30-250 km zone), conducted research in atmospheric physics, atmospheric pollution and wind measurement instruments. The meteorological rockets designed by K.Pocs have made it possible to evaluate and select the optimal weather conditions for the launch of large space rockets and satellites. K.Poc's most significant inventions are also safer and better methods of obtaining hydrogen, applications of rubidium lasers in holography, etc. Several of K. Poc's invention patents are still the property of the US Air Force and are used in the development of various future studies.