Warhead with asymmetric initiation

    公开(公告)号:US11965720B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17294465

    申请日:2018-11-20

    摘要: Warhead (20) with asymmetric initiation comprising an inner explosive charge and a tubular structure (1) and being connectable to detonator means and target sensor (106) for activating the detonator means, whereby the tubular structure (1) comprises a wall (6) and a central cavity (7) for the inner explosive charge, an outer diameter D0) an inner diameter DI, a wall thickness T=0.5 (DO−DI), a front end (2), a rear end (4), a central axis (10) connecting the front end (2) and the rear end (4), a length L measured parallel to the central axis (10) and an inner surface (8) facing the central cavity (7) and an outer surface (9) and the warhead further comprises a fragmentable material adjacent to the outer surface (9) of the tubular structure (1), whereby the wall (6) comprises a plurality of bores (12) angularly and/or axially spaced from each other and extending from the outer surface (9) in direction to the inner surface (8), the bores (12) are filled with an explosive substance (19), the outer surface (9) of the wall (6) is provided with a plurality of channels (11) and/or a plurality of channels (11) is provided within the wall (9), whereby the plurality of channels (11) connects at least a part of the plurality of the bores (12) and is filled with an explosive substance and the plurality of bores (12) is connected to a detonator by means of an explosive substance provided in the plurality of channels (11).

    Vehicle defense projectile
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10731950B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US16164894

    申请日:2018-10-19

    IPC分类号: F41H11/02 F41H13/00 F42B12/22

    摘要: A projectile round for intercepting an incoming threat to a vehicle or the like is provided. The projectile round may include an explosive layer, which upon detonation, may cause a the fracturing of one or more material layers into one or both of shrapnel and chaff while simultaneously causing the distortion and/or destruction of a piezoelectric material contained within the projectile round. The distortion and/or destruction of this piezoelectric material may further cause the release of an electromagnetic pulse. The projectile round may be part of a countermeasure system against guided munition threats, including those posed by man-portable air defense systems.

    Penetrator munition with enhanced fragmentation

    公开(公告)号:US10401135B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15117864

    申请日:2015-02-11

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    摘要: A munition, such as a warhead, includes a penetrator casing for penetrating hard targets, such as a fortification or reinforced building or other structure, with the penetrator casing having reduced-thickness portions. The reduced-thickness portions provide weak points to the casing that facilitate the casing being transformed into fragments of a desired size/quantity when an explosive within the casing is detonated after the penetration occurs, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the munition. In addition, the warhead may have lethality-enhancing materials, such as additional fragments and/or energetic materials, at the reduced-thickness portions of the penetrator casing. The reduced-thickness portions may be holes, such as longitudinal holes, in the casing, or may be grooves on an inner and/or outer surface of the casing. The munition may be a dual-use munition, with the explosive able to be detonated at a burst height for use of the warhead as a non-penetrating area fragmentation weapon.

    Multi-warhead munition with configurable segmented warhead

    公开(公告)号:US10145661B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15355388

    申请日:2016-11-18

    IPC分类号: F42B12/20 F42B12/22 F42B12/16

    摘要: A multi-warhead munition includes a first cylindrical warhead having a cavity filled with high explosive, and a second cylindrical warhead offset axially from the first cylindrical warhead. The second cylindrical warhead is a transformable, segmented warhead including a plurality of segments each having an outer segment face bounding a cavity of the segment filled with high explosive. The segments are elongated and mounted at one end for rotation away from an axis of the munition to an open position in which the segment faces are pointed in a forward direction for detonation. Rotation may generally be somewhere in a broad range from about 105 degrees to about 170 degrees, obtaining different effects in different sub-ranges. The munition includes first and second detonators for the first and second cylindrical warheads respectively, the second detonator simultaneously detonating the segments of the second cylindrical warhead.

    Munition
    7.
    发明授权
    Munition 有权

    公开(公告)号:US10001354B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US15026994

    申请日:2013-10-02

    发明人: Juho Kalliala

    摘要: Described herein is a munition to be exploded in the air at a position above an intended target. The munition includes an explosive, a matrix of fragmentation material, a body part with a convex shaped support element and a detonator. The layered structure of the munition is such that when detonated, a directional explosion code of fragmentation material is formed in a delimited distribution pattern. The munition can be arranged within a takeoff canister with a takeoff charge.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE FRAGMENTS IN A TARGET MISSILE

    公开(公告)号:US20180113095A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15729239

    申请日:2017-10-10

    申请人: Invocon, Inc.

    摘要: A system and method is provided for detecting the trajectory of multiple fragments through a conic or cylindrical section, such as the body of a missile. Three or more sensors are placed on the on the body of the object. Each of the sensors is constructed and arranged to measure signals to the sensor at from impacts on one or more locations on the body. The sensor then transmits a signal commiserate with the impact of a fragment thereon. A computer system is also provided to perform necessary calculations and, potentially, record the impact times and locations. When the body of the object is hit by fragments or shrapnel, a signal from one or more of the sensors is sent to the computer system. This operation is performed and constantly updated for all locations where a fragment is detected by one or more of the sensors. Waveforms of the impacts are recorded, but because multiple hits can occur, there can be superposition (or destruction) of the resulting waveform sent to the computer system. The computer system can interpret which superposition or destruction is indicative of another fragment strike, and filter out those additions or subtractions to the waveforms that could not possibly be from another fragment.