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AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRaymond Gamache, William G. Szymczak
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Disclosed is a method and system to provide protection for maritime vessels from multiple threat types including shoulder launched rocket propelled threats, ballistic (howitzer), and larger scale missile systems. According to an exemplary embodiment, the protection system is based on the ballistic launch (from the protected vessel) of an explosive charge(s) aimed ˜5 meters away from the vessel and ˜1 meter beneath the waterline followed by detonation to enable the formation of a water wall. Through the formation of a water wall, incident threats can be initiated (piezo fuze), and passivated through dynamic interaction with the water formation. In addition, the upward velocity of the water wall can enable an upwards rotation of the incident threat changing the orientation of the warhead jet formation (for shape charge warheads) above the vessel.
An active defense system operatively associated with a maritime vessel, the active defense system detecting a target projectile, and in response to the detected target projectile, creating a water barrier proximately located near the target projectile, the active defense system comprising:
An active defense method operatively associated with a maritime vessel, the active defense method detecting a target projectile, and in response to the detected target projectile, creating a water barrier proximately located near the target projectile, the active defense method comprising:
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