Wide area neutralizer
OwnerNahum Orlev, Alon Orlevinventors
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Abstract
A weapon system includes a number of WAN components, each WAN component includes a warhead, a launch mechanism for launching the warhead, an aiming mechanism for aiming the launch mechanism to launch the warhead in a desired direction, and a controller that, upon receipt of a command to aim and launch the warhead, operates the aiming mechanism to aim the warhead in the desired direction and then operates the launch mechanism to launch the warhead. The weapon system also includes a WAN component deployment mechanism for deploying the plurality of WAN components in a defended area; and a command center for instructing the controller of one or more of the WAN components to aim and launch the warhead of the each WAN component at a target that has been detected in the defended area.
Claims22
A weapon system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of WAN components, each said WAN component including:
- (i) a warhead,
- (ii) a launch mechanism for launching the warhead,
- (iii) an aiming mechanism for aiming said launch mechanism to launch said warhead in a desired direction, and
- (iv) a controller that, upon receipt of a command to aim and launch said warhead, operates said aiming mechanism to aim said warhead in said desired direction and then operates said launch mechanism to launch said warhead;
- (b) a WAN component deployment mechanism for deploying said plurality of WAN components in a defended area;
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- (c) a command center for instructing said controller of each of at least one of said WAN components to aim and launch said warhead of said each WAN component at a target that has been detected in said defended area.
A method of defending an area, comprising the steps of:
- (a) deploying a plurality of WAN components in the area, each said WAN component including:
- a warhead,
- (ii) a launch mechanism for launching the warhead,
- (iii) an aiming mechanism for aiming said launch mechanism to launch said warhead in a desired direction, and
- (iv) a controller that, upon receipt of a command to aim and launch said warhead, operates said aiming mechanism to aim said warhead in said desired direction and then operates said launch mechanism to launch said warhead;
- (b) upon detecting and locating a target in the area:
- (i) identifying which at least one of said WAN components should launch said warhead thereof towards said target, and
- (ii) commanding each said identified WAN component to launch said warhead thereof towards said target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.