Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Munitions and projectiles
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Application No.: US17415929Application Date: 2019-12-18
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Publication No.: US11821716B2Publication Date: 2023-11-21
- Inventor: Andrew Carr , Timothy Keith Girling , Thomas Patrick O'Neill , Murray Thomson
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
- Current Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- Priority: EP 275186 2018.12.19 GB 20705 2018.12.19 GB 12696 2019.09.04 EP 275141 2019.12.05 GB 17754 2019.12.05
- International Application: PCT/GB2019/053599 2019.12.18
- International Announcement: WO2020/128461A 2020.06.25
- Date entered country: 2021-06-18
- Main IPC: F42B12/36
- IPC: F42B12/36 ; F42B10/48 ; F42B12/20 ; F42B21/00 ; F42B30/08 ; F42C5/00 ; F42C7/00 ; F42C13/06 ; F42C13/08 ; F42C9/00

Abstract:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of triggering an explosive charge of each of a plurality of munitions, the method comprising: launching a first munition, into the air, from a first gun barrel, and into water to engage with a target location, the first munition comprising a first explosive charge and a first fuze system, adapted to trigger the first explosive charge in the water, launching a second munition, into the air, from a second gun barrel, and into water to engage with the target location, the second munition comprising an second explosive charge and a second fuze system, adapted to trigger the second explosive charge in the water, the method comprising co-ordinating the timing of the triggering of the first explosive charge and the second explosive charge to establish a co-ordinated explosive event at the target location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220082361A1 MUNITIONS AND PROJECTILES Public/Granted day:2022-03-17
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