Anti-air weapon system for helicopter neutralisation - has ground system launching projectile which opens out revealing wires which impale on rotor blades

摘要

The projectile launcher and detector (2) detects a helicopter and sets up a firing trajectory (21) to intercept the target. The projectile is launched towards the target, and the target is detected at the point of intercept. The projectile then enters its deployment phase, releasing a central module. The module consists of a cable connecting the front and rear sections (38,35) with sub-modules (34) deploying a number of radial wires (40). The wires are designed to slice through the helicopter rotor blades. The central cable is kept tensioned by jets on the front and rear projectile section pointing in opposite directions. ADVANTAGE - Type of helicopter does not need to be known for successful engagement to occur.