The present invention surrounds a payload for use as a projectile for disabling and neutralizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) threats and the like. The payload uses a central projectile and one or more satellite projectiles tethered to central projectile. The satellite projectiles provide entangling elements. The satellite projectiles are configured to expand outward from the central projectile after firing to provide an entangling projectile system wherein any object or individual within the entangling zone of the projectile system can be ensnared and neutralized through the entangling action of the projectile system.

The present invention surrounds a payload for use as a projectile for disabling and neutralizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) threats and the like. The payload uses a central projectile and one or more satellite projectiles tethered to central projectile. The satellite projectiles provide entangling elements. The satellite projectiles are configured to expand outward from the central projectile after firing to provide an entangling projectile system wherein any object or individual within the entangling zone of the projectile system can be ensnared and neutralized through the entangling action of the projectile system.

A disruptive projectile for use with a pneumatic weapon or similar device can include a shell defining an interior volume, the shell being frangible on impact with a target. The interior volume may be provided with a flexible line that may be arranged to extend and/or expand when released from the frangible shell on impact with the target, increasing an effective impact zone on the target. The flexible line may entangle with or otherwise impede operation of a rotatable element of the target.

A disruptive projectile for use with a pneumatic weapon or similar device can include a shell defining an interior volume, the shell being frangible on impact with a target. The interior volume may be provided with a flexible line that may be arranged to extend and/or expand when released from the frangible shell on impact with the target, increasing an effective impact zone on the target. The flexible line may entangle with or otherwise impede operation of a rotatable element of the target.

The invention relates to a launching arrangement (29) for a missile (1) for intercepting alien drones, wherein the launching arrangement (29) comprises a launch container (30) with an opening (31), wherein the missile (1) is or can be arranged within the launch container (30).

The launching arrangement (29) and the associated missile (1) are improved in that the missile (1) has a propeller drive (6) in a bow area of the missile (1).

The invention relates to a launching arrangement (29) for a missile (1) for intercepting alien drones, wherein the launching arrangement (29) comprises a launch container (30) with an opening (31), wherein the missile (1) is or can be arranged within the launch container (30).

The launching arrangement (29) and the associated missile (1) are improved in that the missile (1) has a propeller drive (6) in a bow area of the missile (1).

A retaining mechanism which may be launched to capture an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or the like. A projectile deploys dampener arms to stop projectile penetration into the target while forward retention arms deploy to prevent a backward removal from the target. The firmly embedded mechanism might feature tracking means or destruction means, or the target may be pulled away by the tether to be evaluated for information.

A retaining mechanism which may be launched to capture an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or the like. A projectile deploys dampener arms to stop projectile penetration into the target while forward retention arms deploy to prevent a backward removal from the target. The firmly embedded mechanism might feature tracking means or destruction means, or the target may be pulled away by the tether to be evaluated for information.

A projectile entangling device, cartridge and method for entangling an object. The projectile entangling device comprises a bolt slidably engaging within a receiver. A barrel is coupled to the receiver and is adjacent to a chamber. A gas conduit couples a compressed gas container to the bolt. A valve is positioned within the gas conduit. A trigger activates the valve and dispensing a compressed gas from the compressed gas container, through the gas conduit and exits the bolt. A first projectile and a second projectile are positioned within the cartridge. A tether is coupled to the first projectile and the second projectile. The first projectile, the second projectile and the tether are propelled from the cartridge and expelled from the barrel upon the compressed gas exiting the bolt. The tether elongates for distancing the first projectile from the second projectile for defining an expanding projectile and entangling with the object.

A spin launched unmanned aerial system projectile includes a net means for disabling a selected target. The net means includes deployment mechanism and weights attached thereto which are cast at said target through use of an ejection spring means. Centripetal forces on the still spinning petals/weights open the net means as it is cast at the target.