System for protection against missiles
AssigneeMechanical Solutions, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Donnelly Marscher, William Joseph Kelly
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Abstract
Multiple embodiments of a system are disclosed for defeating enemy missiles and rockets by the use of a non-lethal cloud of pellets that collide with the missile a certain distance away from the target causing premature detonation of the missile, and/or possible severe damage to the missile, and/or deflection of the missile, and/or a deformation to the ogive cones to cause a short in the fuze circuit, and/or deposition of conductive material to cause a short in the fuze circuit.
Claims13
A system for protecting a target against an incoming threat, comprising:
- a. at least one container comprising a plurality of projectiles incorporating a conductive substance;
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- b. a propulsion system that ejects the plurality of projectiles from the at least one container;
- c. wherein the plurality of projectiles are ejected in the form of a distributed cloud to intercept the incoming threat for purposes of releasing the conductive substance into the incoming threat and disabling the incoming threat prior to impact with the target;
- d. wherein the plurality of projectiles are ejected at a velocity that is intended to be not lethal to nearby personnel;
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- e. wherein the conductive substance further comprises one of electrically conductive grease, conductive gel, conductive power or an electrolyte medium.
A method of disabling an incoming threat having a detonation circuit comprising impacting the incoming threat in a non-precise manner with a cloud of projectiles, a plurality of projectiles of the cloud having a conductive substance that is released from the projectile after impact of the projectile with the incoming threat and results in a short in the detonation circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.