Jul 8, 2025

US12352536 - Projectile and method for stopping aerial vehicles

A projectile and method for stopping aerial vehicles. The projectile comprises a shell—and a bunch of filaments. The bunch is wound in a coil and placed inside the shell. The projectile according to the solution may be brought to a target by different methods and utilising different means. For example, the projectile may be fired with compressed air or a propulsion charge, by using a compressed air weapon or rocket launcher. In addition, the projectile may be taken to the target by using a rocket or aerial vehicle.

Assignee: PATRIA LAND OY
Inventors: Matti Saarikko, Jari Lemmetyinen, Vesa Toivonen, Markku Paija
Filing date: 2021-11-22

This patent describes a projectile designed to stop aerial vehicles, featuring a shell that contains a coiled bunch of carbon fiber filaments. The projectile can be delivered to a target using various methods, including compressed air or propulsion charges from different launch systems.

Claim 1

A projectile comprising a shell and a bunch of filaments, the bunch of filaments being wound in a coil and placed inside the shell, wherein the filaments are of carbon fibre and the filament bunch is a carbon fibre tow comprising at least 1000 filaments. a shell and a bunch of filaments, the bunch of filaments being wound in a coil and placed inside the shell, wherein the filaments are of carbon fibre and the filament bunch is a carbon fibre tow comprising at least 1000 filaments.

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