New missile systems are provided, implementing reduced pre-deployment weight, higher impact and greater deployment flexibility, among other advantages. In some embodiments, mid-flight oxygen filtration from atmospheric air, followed by concentration, compression and/or storage in ideal oxidizer depl
New missile systems are provided, implementing reduced pre-deployment weight, higher impact and greater deployment flexibility, among other advantages. In some embodiments, mid-flight oxygen filtration from atmospheric air, followed by concentration, compression and/or storage in ideal oxidizer deployment locations, leads to enriched, greatly increased oxidizer load and/or far greater missile weight just prior to impact. Among additional benefits, missiles implementing the system may be far less volatile, and therefore safer, prior to deployment and the concentration of oxidizer may be more concentrated than with ambient oxygen, overcoming the limitations of current fuel/air and other thermobaric explosives.
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1. A system for loading a missile after launch, comprising a storage unit volume and a filtering and compressing device configured to load, concentrate and compress gas or other material from the atmosphere surrounding the missile in flight into said storage unit volume, wherein said storage unit vo
1. A system for loading a missile after launch, comprising a storage unit volume and a filtering and compressing device configured to load, concentrate and compress gas or other material from the atmosphere surrounding the missile in flight into said storage unit volume, wherein said storage unit volume is configured to store at least some of said gas or other material for deployment at a target. 2. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 1, wherein said filtering and compressing device is configured to filter out, remove, and concentrate an ambient oxidizer, and to combine said oxidizer with a fuel in said storage unit volume or during deployment at said target. 3. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 2, wherein said ambient oxidizer is oxygen within atmospheric air surrounding the missile mid-flight. 4. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 1, comprising a subsystem configured to concentrate and compress said gas or other material, wherein said subsystem is further configured to release said gas or other material into the surrounding atmosphere prior to deployment of said missile at said target. 5. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 4, further comprising a control subsystem configured to control said release of said gas or other material into the surrounding atmosphere prior to deployment of said missile at said target, to yield substantial changes in lift, yaw, pitch, roll or other flight dynamics of said missile. 6. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 1, further comprising a remote control subsystem configured to modify the concentration, compression, combination or relative location of said gas or other material for deployment at a target, to correspond with at least one target-related selection or setting. 7. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 6, wherein said at least one target-related selection or setting comprises a configuration in which an oxidizer or fuel is disabled and rendered substantially useless as an explosive, by unloading or scattering said oxidizer or fuel in flight, adding a deactivating ingredient, or combusting said oxidizer or fuel in flight at a minimum safe distance from any target or protected area. 8. A system for loading a missile after launch, comprising a storage unit volume and filtering and compressing device configured to load and compress gas or other material from the atmosphere surrounding the missile in flight into said storage unit volume, at least in part, by converting or storing power from airflow about and through the moving missile, and wherein said storage unit volume and filtering and compressing device is configured to store at least some of said gas or other material, or power for deployment at a target. 9. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 8, wherein said filtering and compressing device is configured to filter out and concentrate an ambient oxidizer, and combine said oxidizer with a fuel in said storage unit volume or during deployment at said target. 10. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 9, wherein said oxidizer is oxygen within atmospheric air surrounding the missile mid-flight. 11. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 8, further comprising a subsystem configured to concentrate and compress said gas or other material, wherein said subsystem is further configured to release said gas or other material into the surrounding atmosphere prior to deployment at said target. 12. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 11, further comprising a control subsystem configured to control said release of said gas or other material into the surrounding atmosphere prior to deployment at said target to yield substantial changes in lift, yaw, pitch, roll or other flight dynamics of said missile. 13. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 8, further comprising a remote control subsystem configured to modify the concentration, compression, combination or relative location of said gas or other material for deployment at a target to correspond with a warhead mode or other target-specific selections or settings. 14. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 13, wherein said warhead mode comprises a configuration in which an oxidizer or fuel is disabled and rendered substantially useless as an explosive if said missile is intercepted, by unloading or scattering said oxidizer or fuel in flight, adding a deactivating ingredient, or combusting said oxidizer or fuel in flight at a minimum safe distance from any target or protected area. 15. A system for variably loading a missile after launch comprising a storage unit volume and a filtering and compressing device configured to load, concentrate, and compress gas or other material from atmosphere surrounding the missile in flight into said storage unit volume, at least in part, by releasing or using stored potential or translated energy and wherein said filtering and compressing device is further configured to compress said gas or other material, and store at least some of said gas or other material, or energy in said storage unit volume for deployment at a target. 16. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 15, wherein said filtering and compressing device is configured to filter out, remove, and concentrate an ambient oxidizer including oxygen within atmospheric air surrounding the missile, wherein said filtering and compressing device combines said oxidizer with a fuel in said storage unit volume. 17. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 15, further comprising a subsystem configured to further concentrate and compress said gas or other material, and wherein said subsystem is further configured to release said gas or other material into the surrounding atmosphere prior to deployment at said target. 18. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 17, further comprising a control subsystem configured to control said release of said gas or other material into the surrounding atmosphere prior to deployment at said target to yield substantial changes in lift, yaw, pitch, roll or other flight dynamics of said missile. 19. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 15, further comprising a remote control subsystem configured to modify the concentration, compression, combination or relative location of said gas or other material for deployment at a target to correspond with a warhead mode or other target-related selections or settings. 20. The system for loading a missile after launch of claim 19, wherein said warhead mode comprises a configuration in which an oxidizer or fuel is disabled and rendered substantially useless as an explosive if said missile is intercepted, by unloading or scattering said oxidizer or fuel in flight, adding a deactivating ingredient, or combusting said oxidizer or fuel in flight at a minimum safe distance from any target or a protected area.
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