Drone Defense Projectile and Ammunition

Abstract

A drone defense ammunition, such as rifle ammunition (e.g., with a caliber of up to 20 mm) or shotgun ammunition (e.g., up to caliber 4), may include projectiles. The ammunition may release the projectiles loosely as a result of an activation occurring with a time delay to firing of the drone defense ammunition.

1 . A drone defense ammunition, comprising:
 a plurality of projectiles adapted to be loosely released; and   a control mechanism adapted to activate, with a time delay, a firing of the drone defense ammunition to release the plurality of projectiles.   
     
     
         2 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a transport adapted to receive and transport the projectiles,   wherein the control mechanism is free of electronics.   
     
     
         3 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 1 , further comprising: a transmission charge adapted to be activated to ignite a fragmentation charge to cause a release of the projectiles, wherein the control mechanism comprises the transmission charge and the fragmentation charge. 
     
     
         4 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 3 , wherein the fragmentation charge has a greater burning rate than the transmission charge. 
     
     
         5 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 2 , wherein the transport comprises a case section open in a direction of transport and adapted to receive the projectiles. 
     
     
         6 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 5 , wherein the transport further comprises a lid adapted to cover the case section. 
     
     
         7 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 6 , wherein the lid is adapted to be held between a ring rim of the case section pointing in the direction of transport and the projectiles. 
     
     
         8 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 7 , wherein the transport further comprises a circumferential contact protrusion provided on an inner circumference of the case section, the lid being disposed on the contact protrusion and disposed between the ring rim and the contact protrusion. 
     
     
         9 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 7 , wherein the ring rim protrudes circumferentially radially inwards. 
     
     
         10 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 6 , wherein the lid comprises at least one predetermined breaking point. 
     
     
         11 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 6 , wherein the lid is disk shaped and comprises a plurality of predetermined breaking points arranged in a circumferential direction of the disk-shaped lid and oriented in a radial direction of the disk-shaped lid. 
     
     
         12 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 3 , further comprising a receiving cup adapted to house the transmission charge and the fragmentation charge, the receiving cup facing opposite to a direction of transport, wherein the receiving cup includes a through bore adapted to transmit a pyrotechnic gas pressure generated by the fragmentation charge to the projectiles. 
     
     
         13 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 12 , wherein a wall thickness of a circumferential cup wall of the receiving cup is greater than a wall thickness of a cup base of the receiving cup, the cup base including the through bore. 
     
     
         14 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 1 , wherein the activation to release the plurality of projectiles, by the control mechanism is adjustable to define different time delays or different activation times. 
     
     
         15 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cartridge case adapted to receive propellant powder is received; and   a base piece adapted to house a primer for igniting the propellant powder.   
     
     
         16 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of projectiles is adapted to break up into a plurality of projectile parts. 
     
     
         17 . The drone defense ammunition according to  claim 1 , wherein the ammunition is a rifle ammunition of a caliber of up to 20 mm, or shotgun ammunition up to caliber 4. 
     
     
         18 . A drone defense ammunition, comprising:
 a plurality of projectiles;   a case adapted to: loosely receive the projectiles and transport the received projectiles; and   a non-electronic control mechanism adapted to activate a release of the projectiles from the case.   
     
     
         19 . A method for operating a drone defense ammunition including a plurality of projectiles adapted to be loosely released and a control mechanism adapted to activate, with a time delay, a firing of the drone defense ammunition to release the plurality of projectiles, the method comprising:
 firing the drone defense ammunition; and   loosely releasing the plurality of projectiles of the drone defense ammunition with a time delay to the firing of the drone defense ammunition.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein the firing of the drone defense ammunition comprises transporting the plurality of projectiles using a transport in which the plurality of projectiles is loosely received, and wherein the loosely releasing of the plurality of projectiles uses a control mechanism which is free of electronics.