Interceptor projectile and method of use

This invention describes a projectile designed to stop incoming threats like RPGs. It works by shooting out a net from its tubular body, using a propellant and a piston (which might include fiberglass wadding) to deploy it. Weights attached to the net, sometimes with cables running along the projectile's outer surface, expand the net outwards as it flies, causing it to wrap around and disable the target, knocking it off course.

Why it matters: Filed before significant advancements in lightweight, high-strength net materials and precision ballistic deployment mechanisms. These improvements could now make the reliable and rapid deployment of such an interceptor net more practical and effective for active defense systems, as indicated by its anti-missile classification.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedBallistics, propellant, custom net deployment

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