CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B64F 1/007 (2013.01); F41H 11/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] | 37 Claims |
1. A system for aerial neutralization of a target aerial vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of counter-attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), each comprising a flight control system operable to facilitate flight of the counter-attack UA V to intercept a detected target aerial vehicle; and
an aerial vehicle capture countermeasure coupled to the plurality of counterattack UAVs, wherein the plurality of counter-attack UAVs are operable in a coordinated manner to capture the target aerial vehicle with the aerial vehicle capture countermeasure,
wherein the aerial vehicle capture countermeasure comprises a transport position, the transport position comprising a low-drag transport position during flight of the plurality of counter-attack UAVs, and the aerial vehicle capture countermeasure is movable to a deployed capturing position via coordinated flight of the plurality of counter-attack UAVs relative to one another to capture the target aerial vehicle.
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