A vehicle 100 for protecting an entity against directed energy weapons, comprises a housing 10 and a shield 20 for absorbing or reflecting a laser beam. The shield 20, in use, extends in a plane from the housing 10. There is also provided a system of vehicles and a method of coordinating a plurality of vehicles to protect an entity against directed-energy weapons. There may be a controller operative to control positions of the vehicle via a swarm algorithm. The entity may be a spacecraft.


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    Title :

    Directed-energy weapon shield


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2023-03-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F41H Panzerung , ARMOUR / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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