Patent ID: 6279482
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A method for destroying an incoming hostile missile comprising the steps of:a) launching a countermeasure spin stabilized defense rocket carrying non-explosive interceptor (NEI) elements to form a cloud of said NEI elements for destroying the incoming hostile missile, the stabilized defense rocket comprising:a rocket engine housing;control means for aiming the rocket along an intercepting path;containment means for containment of said NEI elements during flight, said containment means comprising a payload section containing a supply of said NEI elements;deployment means for radially deploying the NEI elements at a predetermined time after launch, said deployment means comprising drive means for operating the containment means to set the NEI elements free of containment by only the centrifugal force generated by the spin stabilized rocket, andtime control means for activating the drive means;b) employing the control means to aim the rocket along the intercepting path;andc) employing the time control means and the deployment means to set the NEI elements free of containment by only the centrifugal force generated by the spin stabilized rocket and to thereby form a cloud of the NEI elements in the path of the incoming hostile missile;whereby the incoming hostile missile is destroyed by impact forces generated by the interaction between the hostile incoming missile and the NEI elements.