Patent ID: 9228807
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B64B,F41H,G05D

Claim Text:
1. A barrier configured to obstruct an incoming cruise missile, comprising: a buoyant airborne structure configured to be buoyant at a selected altitude above a surface on which an intended target is situated; and a curtain attached to said buoyant airborne structure, said curtain being configured to hang downward from said buoyant airborne structure and towards said surface; wherein said curtain is perforated in a pre-defined pattern such that a portion of said curtain is configured to separate from the remainder of said curtain when a location within said portion is impacted by an incoming cruise missile; wherein said buoyant airborne structure is positioned along a strike path to said intended target, thereby placing the curtain in a position to be impacted by the incoming cruise missile.