System for protection against missiles
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.
1. 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; and
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; and
e. wherein the conductive substance further comprises one of electrically conductive grease, conductive gel, conductive power or an electrolyte medium.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of projectiles penetrates an outer surface of the incoming threat and delivers the conductive material into the incoming threat for purposes of short circuiting a detonation circuit in the incoming threat to render ineffective the incoming threat.
3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of containers mounted on the target for creating multiple clouds of ejected projectiles that are temporally spaced.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the projectiles are cubes.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the projectiles are formed from materials including at least one of steel, tungsten carbide, tungsten alloys, reactive particles, piezoelectric particles or triboelectric particles.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the velocity is between 50 ft/sec and 150 ft/sec.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of projectiles are ejected with a dispersion angle of at least around 30 degrees.
8. 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.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of projectiles impact the incoming threat at a velocity of between 50 ft/sec and 150 ft/sec.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the conductive substance further comprises one of electrically conductive grease, conductive gel, conductive powder or an electrolyte medium.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of projectiles are formed from one of steel, tungsten carbide, or tungsten alloy pellets or reactive particles.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the projectiles are cubes.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the projectiles includes openings in which resides the conductive substance.