Patent ID: 8100359

Claim:
An intercept device for destroying a falling bomb before the bomb reaches a target, said device consisting of: a packable structure and a rocket launcher for propelling said packable structure into the air to an altitude beneath one or more falling bombs and wherein said packable structure includes a compressed expandable net of pliable high strength aramid break resistant cords; and wherein said rocket launcher includes a launch vehicle, a base, a launch tube, a magazine, a magazine positioning apparatus, a launch tube lifting apparatus that provides for the propulsion guidance and deliver of said packable structure to an intended location into the path of a falling bomb; said packable structure includes a first explosive charge for deploying said net into an open web for engaging and engulfing a falling bomb; a sensor including a radio altimeter disposed in said packable structure for sensing an elevation below a falling bomb with said packable structure in proximity thereto; deployment means including said first explosive charge activated by said sensor for opening and expanding said web below a falling bomb; a second explosive charge disposed within said packable structure and surrounded by said net and a detonator for exploding said charge when said detonator comes into contact with a bomb to thereby disable the bomb; means for propelling said packable structure into the vicinity of a falling bomb; and timer means for discharging said second explosive charge at a pre-determined time if said net fails to ensnare or disable a bomb.