Projectile and method for stopping aerial vehicles
AssigneePatria Land Oy
InventorsMatti Saarikko, Jari Lemmetyinen, Vesa Toivonen, Markku Paija
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Abstract
A projectile and method for stopping aerial vehicles. The projectile comprises a shell—and a bunch of filaments. The bunch is wound in a coil and placed inside the shell. The projectile according to the solution may be brought to a target by different methods and utilising different means. For example, the projectile may be fired with compressed air or a propulsion charge, by using a compressed air weapon or rocket launcher. In addition, the projectile may be taken to the target by using a rocket or aerial vehicle.
Claims14
A projectile comprising
- a shell and
- a bunch of filaments,
- the bunch of filaments being wound in a coil and placed inside the shell,
- wherein
- the filaments are of carbon fibre and the filament bunch is a carbon fibre tow comprising at least 1000 filaments.
A method for stopping aerial vehicles, the method comprising forming an obstacle in the air by making use of a projectile comprising
- a shell and
- a bunch of filaments,
- the bunch being wound in a coil and
- the bunch being placed inside the shell,
- whereby the filaments are of carbon fibre and the filament bunch is a carbon fibre tow comprising at least 1000 filaments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.