Aerial Vehicle Interception System
First Claim
1. An aerial defense system to defend against a detected threat, the aerial defense system comprising:
- a plurality of defensive aircraft;
an aircraft storage system to house the plurality of defensive aircraft;
an aircraft controller in communication with each of a targeting system and the plurality of defensive aircraft; and
a human machine interface (HMI) device to provide operator interaction with the aircraft controller or the targeting system.
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Abstract
The subject disclosure relates an aerial defense system to defend against a detected threat. The aerial defense system may comprise a plurality of defensive aircraft, an aircraft storage system to house the plurality of defensive aircraft, an aircraft controller in communication with each of a targeting system and the plurality of defensive aircraft, and a human machine interface (HMI) device to provide operator interaction. In operation, one or more of the plurality of defensive aircraft may engage the detected threat. At least one of the plurality of defensive aircraft may include a target neutralization device to strike, or otherwise engage, the detected threat.
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1. An aerial defense system to defend against a detected threat, the aerial defense system comprising:
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a plurality of defensive aircraft; an aircraft storage system to house the plurality of defensive aircraft; an aircraft controller in communication with each of a targeting system and the plurality of defensive aircraft; and a human machine interface (HMI) device to provide operator interaction with the aircraft controller or the targeting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for defending against threats using an aerial defense system having a plurality of defensive aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a detected threat; identifying a first defensive aircraft from said plurality of defensive aircraft that is within a first predetermined distance of the detected threat; sending, via a targeting system, a launch command message to the first defensive aircraft, wherein the launch command message comprises a location and trajectory of the detected threat; steering the first defensive aircraft toward the detected threat under an external guidance mode; switching the first defensive aircraft from the external guidance mode to a local guidance mode when the first defensive aircraft is within a predetermined range of the detected threat, wherein the first defensive aircraft is configured to navigate during local guidance mode using an onboard sensor payload; and engaging the detected threat using the first defensive aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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