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.
Claims17
A weapon system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of WAN components, each said WAN component including:
- (i) a warhead formed as a disk having a central axis,
- (ii) a launch mechanism configured for launching the warhead with a velocity vector substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the disk so that a direction of flight of said warhead is non-parallel to the central axis while imparting stabilizing spin to the disk about its central axis,
- (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,
- wherein each said warhead includes a timer, and wherein said instructing by said command center of said controller of said each WAN component to aim and launch said warhead of said each WAN component at said target includes instructing said controller of said each WAN component to set said timer of said warhead of said each WAN component to detonate said warhead of said each WAN component after a respective delay subsequent to said launch of said warhead of said each WAN component.
A weapon system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of WAN components, each said WAN component including:
- (i) a warhead formed as a disk having a central axis,
- (ii) a launch mechanism configured for launching the warhead with a velocity vector substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the disk so that a direction of flight of said warhead is non-parallel to the central axis while imparting stabilizing spin to the disk about its central axis,
- (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;
- (v) a base on which said launch mechanism is mounted;
- (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,
- wherein said aiming mechanism includes a plurality of arms for tilting said base to aim said launch mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.