Interceptor may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* '' The Interceptor'', a British drama series on BBC One * ''Interceptor'' (game show), a British television game show that ran during 1989 * ''Interceptor'' (film), a 2022 film starring Elsa Pataky and Luke Bracey * "Angel Interceptor", a fictional aircraft piloted by the Angels in the 1967 TV series '' Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' ** "Falcon Interceptor", in ''

New Captain Scarlet ''Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet'' (more commonly ''New Captain Scarlet'' or ''NCS'') is a British computer generated action-adventure reboot of the 1967 Supermarionation series, ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons''. Both series wer ...

'' *

SHADO Interceptor In the ''UFO'' TV series, the SHADO Interceptor, also known as "Moonbase Interceptor" is the primary defence spacecraft of the secret SHADO Moonbase. Description The Interceptors are red and white space fighters used over the Moon and in Earth' ...

, a fictional type of military spacecraft in the TV series ''UFO'' *

Pursuit Special The Pursuit Special, also referred to as the Last of the V8 Interceptors, is the iconic black GT Falcon muscle car featuring a distinctive supercharger driven by the title character Mad Max during much of the ''Mad Max'' franchise, where it app ...

or Last of the V8 Interceptors, a muscle car in the fictional ''Mad Max'' franchise * Turbo Interceptor, a fictional car in the 1986 film ''The Wraith'' * HMS ''Interceptor'', a fictional Royal Navy warship from the 2003 film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''

Music

* " Angel Interceptor", a 1995 song from the album ''1977'' by Ash

Video games

* ''Interceptor'', a 1976 video game by Taito, created by

Tomohiro Nishikado is a Japanese video game developer and engineer. He is the creator of the arcade shoot 'em up game '' Space Invaders'', released to the public in 1978 by the Taito of Japan, often credited as the first shoot 'em up and for beginning the gold ...

* TIE Interceptor, a series of fictional starfighters in the ''Star Wars'' universe * ''

F/A-18 Interceptor ''F/A-18 Interceptor'' is a combat flight simulator developed by Intellisoft and published by Electronic Arts for the Amiga in 1988. The player mainly flies the F/A-18 Hornet, but the F-16 Fighting Falcon is also available for aerobatics, free fli ...

'', a 1988 Amiga game by Electronic Arts * '' X-COM: Interceptor'', a 1998 flight-sim/tactical strategy game from the X-COM series *

Interceptor Micros Interceptor Micros, also known as Interceptor Software and later as Interceptor Group, was a British developer/publisher of video games for various 8-bit and 16-bit computer systems popular in Western Europe during the eighties and early nineti ...

, a former Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum video game developer

Plumbing and civil engineering

* Interceptor drain, a type of French drain often used in storm sewer systems * Interceptor sewer, a large pipe in urban

sanitary sewers A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal. Sanitary sewers are a type of gravity sewer and are part of an ...

Grease interceptor A grease trap (also known as grease interceptor, grease recovery device, grease capsule and grease converter) is a plumbing device (a type of trap) designed to intercept most greases and solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system. C ...

or grease trap * Petrol interceptor, a trap to separate hydrocarbons from rainwater runoff

Science, technology and military

Interceptor pattern In the field of software development, an interceptor pattern is a software design pattern that is used when software systems or frameworks want to offer a way to change, or augment, their usual processing cycle. For example, a (simplified) typical ...

, in software design and aspect-oriented programming *

Milbemycin oxime Milbemycin oxime, sold under the brand name Interceptor among others, is a veterinary medication from the group of milbemycins, used as a broad spectrum antiparasitic. It is active against worms (anthelmintic) and mites (miticide). Mechanism of ...

(trade name Interceptor), a heartworm preventative veterinary medication marketed by Novartis *

Interceptor missile Interceptor may refer to: Vehicles * Interceptor aircraft (or simply "interceptor"), a type of point defense fighter aircraft designed specifically to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft * Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, a police car * ...

, a type of defensive missile used against other missiles in flight *

Interceptor Body Armor The Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older sta ...

, an advanced form of combat protection currently fielded by the United States military

Vehicles

Automobiles

Ford Police Interceptor The Ford Police Interceptor is a range of automobiles manufactured by Ford. First used in 1992, the range consists of existing Ford models modified and sold for use as police cars and other car-based emergency vehicles. Though Ford has historica ...

, a range of North American police cars ** Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, 1992–2011 **

Ford Police Interceptor Sedan The sixth generation of the Ford Taurus is the final generation of the model range manufactured by Ford (in markets outside of China and the Middle East). Introduced for the 2010 model year, the sixth-generation Taurus is the second generation o ...

, 2012–2019 **

Ford Police Interceptor Utility The Ford Explorer is a range of SUVs manufactured by Ford Motor Company since the 1991 model year. The first four-door SUV produced by Ford, the Explorer was introduced as a replacement for the two-door Bronco II. Within the current Ford light ...

, 2012– *

Ford Interceptor The Ford Interceptor was a concept car which debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The Interceptor was a retro-styled full-size sedan that reflected a modern interpretation of the classic sporty Americ ...

, a 2007 concept car built on a stretched version of the Ford D2C platform * Jensen Interceptor, an automobile marque

Other vehicles

Interceptor aircraft An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft that are ...

or interceptor, a type of fighter aircraft *

Interceptor 400 The Interceptor 400 was a turboprop-powered single-engined light aircraft developed from the Meyers 200 single engine piston plane. It attracted buyers but was unable to obtain adequate manufacturing financing, and was perhaps too far ahead of it ...

, a civilian aircraft marque **

Interceptor Corporation Interceptor Corporation was a US firm founded in Norman, Oklahoma to develop and market a turboprop-powered version of the Meyers 200, known as the Interceptor 400. In the early 1970s, the market was not yet ready for a turboprop-powered single-en ...

, a former US firm that developed the Interceptor 400 *

Long Range Interceptor The Long Range Interceptor (LRI) is an 11-meter (35 feet) high speed launch vessel designed to be deployed from United States Coast Guard cutters via a rear launching ramp. The Long Range Interceptor is an aluminum boat, powered by Ultrajet brand ...

, a fast small watercraft * Honda Interceptor (disambiguation), a motorcycle brand * Royal Enfield Interceptor, a motorcycle * USS ''Interceptor'', former radar picket ship * Lockheed interceptor (disambiguation), several types of aircraft