Warhead for intercepting system

A warhead system for a projectile-intercepting munition, the warhead system comprising:

• (a) a fuselage having an axis;
• (b) at least two explosively-formed-projectile charges, each having a length and configured to generate at least one explosively formed blade projectile propagating substantially perpendicular to said length, said explosively-formed-projectile charges being deployable between a stowed state in which said length lies substantially parallel with said axis of said fuselage and a deployed state wherein said length of each of said explosively-formed-projectile charges is non-parallel to said axis;
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• (c) a deployment mechanism configured to allow deployment of a first of said explosively-formed-projectile charges to a deployed position at a first angle relative to said axis and deployment of a second of said explosively-formed-projectile charges to a deployed position at a second angle relative to said axis, said second angle being different from said first angle.

A method for defeating a short-range surface-to-surface projectile, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) estimating a trajectory of the projectile;
• (b) firing a projectile-intercepting munition on an intercepting flight path so as to bring the projectile-intercepting munition within an engagement distance from the projectile, the projectile intercepting munition comprising a fuselage having an axis and carrying a warhead system including a charge;
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• (c) detonating said charge so as to defeat the projectile, wherein said charge is an explosively-formed-projectile charge having a length and configured to generate at least one explosively formed blade projectile propagating substantially perpendicular to said length, said explosively-formed-projectile charge assuming a deployed state in which said length is non-parallel to said axis.