Lightweight high specific modulus and high specific strength components for use in missile interceptors and kill vehicle

A kill vehicle comprising:

• a casing, the casing having a wall having one or more structural elements formed in the wall, each of the one or more structural elements comprising:
• an enclosure having a top, a bottom, and inner wall and an outer wall, a first cavity of defined between the inner and outer walls and a second cavity of defined by the inner wall;
• and
• a non-compressible material disposed in the first cavity;
• wherein
• the outer wall has at least a portion thereof inwardly shaped toward the first cavity and the inner wall has at least a portion outwardly shaped towards the first cavity such that a first compressive force acting on the top and/or bottom tending to compress the element by a first deflection causes an amplified second deflection, relative to the first deflection, of the inner and/or outer walls into the non-compressible material, thereby exerting a second compressive force against the non-compressible material, resulting in a resistance to the first deflection and the first compressive force tending to compress the element.

A kill vehicle comprising:

• a casing, the casing having a wall having one or more actuators formed in the wall, each of the one or more actuators comprising:
• an enclosure having a top, a bottom, and inner wall and an outer wall, a first cavity of defined between the inner and outer walls and a second cavity of defined by the inner wall;
• a non-compressible material disposed in the first cavity;
• an actuator disposed in the second cavity, the actuator having one or more layers of propellant;
• and
• a nozzle in communication with the actuator;
• wherein the outer wall has at least a portion thereof inwardly shaped toward the first cavity and the inner wall has at least a portion outwardly shaped towards the first cavity such that a first compressive force acting on the top and/or bottom tending to compress the element by a first deflection causes an amplified second deflection, relative to the first deflection, of the inner and/or outer walls into the non-compressible material, thereby exerting a second compressive force against the non-compressible material, resulting in a resistance to the first deflection and the first compressive force tending to compress the element.