30-05-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190162513A1
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A non-lethal naval vessel interdiction weapon is provided. The non-lethal naval vessel interdiction weapon includes a hydrodynamic hull, guidance and delivery systems housed in the hydrodynamic hull with the delivery system being controllable by the guidance system to drive a naval vessel impeding payload toward a target and a deployment system. The deployment system is configured to prepare the hydrodynamic hull for payload deployment and to deploy the naval vessel impeding payload toward the target following hull preparation. 1. A non-lethal naval vessel interdiction weapon , comprising:a hydrodynamic hull;guidance and delivery systems housed in the hydrodynamic hull with the delivery system being controllable by the guidance system to drive a naval vessel impeding payload toward a target; anda deployment system configured to prepare the hydrodynamic hull for payload deployment and to deploy the naval vessel impeding payload toward the target following hull preparation.2. The non-lethal weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrodynamic hull claim 1 , the guidance claim 1 , delivery and deployment systems and the naval vessel impeding payload are operable underwater.3. The non-lethal weapon according to claim 1 , further comprising a power supply and a processing unit respectively housed in the hydrodynamic hull for respective use by at least one of the guidance claim 1 , delivery and deployment systems.4. The non-lethal weapon according to claim 1 , wherein at least the guidance and delivery systems are operable in low-power or high-power modes.5. The non-lethal weapon according to claim 1 , wherein the naval vessel impeding payload comprises:a harpoon attachable to the target; andan anchoring element coupled to the harpoon and configured to anchor the target with the harpoon attached thereto.6. The non-lethal weapon according to claim 5 , wherein the harpoon comprises:a barrel which is stowed in a pre-deployment condition in a firing barrel of the deployment ...
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