US 2026/0049795 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR KINETIC INTERCEPTION OF AN AIRCRAFT

Abstract

A system and method are provided to defend against intruding aircraft using an intercept aircraft to detonate a radar/kinetic projectile package in proximity to the unwanted aircraft. The projectile device shoots projectiles through the intruding aircraft to disable it. The intercept aircraft includes a radar, a projectile device, and processors operating on radar data to detect the intruding aircraft and predict its path. The intercept aircraft is flown to an intercept point on the predicted path, where the intercept aircraft waits for the intruding aircraft and then detonates an explosive launching the projectiles through the intruding aircraft thereby disabling it and also achieving the self-destruction of the radar/kinetic projectile package and one or more parts (e.g., secret or proprietary parts) of the radar and/or the intercept aircraft.

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Dependent claims

A method of kinetically intercepting of an aircraft, the method comprising:

detecting, by an intercept aircraft, a target aircraft;
predicting a path of the target aircraft to determine a predicted path;
controlling the intercept aircraft to fly to an intercept point along the predicted path;
and
initiating a kinetic interception of the target aircraft that includes a self-destruction of one or more parts of a radar/kinetic projectile package that performs the kinetic interception of the target aircraft.

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A system comprising:

a fuselage of an intercept aircraft;
a radar/kinetic projectile package fixed to the fuselage of the intercept aircraft;
one or more processors;
and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the system to:
detect a target aircraft;
predict a path of the target aircraft to determine a predicted path;
control the intercept aircraft to fly to an intercept point along the predicted path;
and
initiate a kinetic interception of the target aircraft that includes a self-destruction of one or more parts of the radar/kinetic projectile package that performs the kinetic interception of the target aircraft.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for kinetic interception of an aircraft

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System and method for kinetic interception of an aircraft

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Abstract

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