An anti-hypersonic missiles hybrid optical and enhanced railgun system

A. Rahmani-Nejad

doi:10.1117/12.2599282

21 October 2021 An anti-hypersonic missiles hybrid optical and enhanced railgun system

A. Rahmani-Nejad

Proceedings Volume 11869, Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies V; 118690N (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599282
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2021, Online Only

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This paper offers a glimpse into some innovative methods that how to spot, track, and intercept hypersonic boost-glide and cruise missiles. These innovative methods are the implementation of enhanced joint armature of a railgun and reflective optical Multilateration system that had never been discussed prior to the current date. A hybrid optical and enhanced railgun defense system that consists of a steering 2D optical phased array of phased arrays that scans vertically, its above space (z-axis) as an optical wall of laser light in z-y plane plus several detectors, functioning like a Multilateration (MLAT) system and an enhanced active armature railgun system. The former is capable of spotting, tracking, and intercepting the target and the latter is a very fast device to intercept hypersonic missiles. A two-dimensional phased array of phased arrays (PAPA) scans vertically in its upper space (z-axis). The output power of the PAPA can reach easily several Mega Watts and at least three optical sensors are located close to the optical system that is operational in the mid-phase or in the terminal phase (close to the target area) and scans the approach space. By crossing the missile through the optical wall (x-axis) that scans the space having several MHz frequencies, the light is scattered toward around and to sensors as well, the three sensors receive the light that spots the location of the missile by MLAT detection principles. On the other hand, the system is able to deflect in space (in the direction of the y-axis) to follow the target and destroy it. The enhanced armature railgun is a new concept that can increase the railgun projectile to tens of Mach speed, using very low electrical energy.

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A. Rahmani-Nejad "An anti-hypersonic missiles hybrid optical and enhanced railgun system", Proc. SPIE 11869, Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies V, 118690N (21 October 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599282

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