US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

John D Emerson

Scott D Hill

Gregory L Johnson

Larry C Mixon

George W Snyder

John P Tipton

J Frank Wlodarski

Alexis P Von Spakovsky

James M Cole

A tandem warhead missile arrangement that has a composite material housing structure with a first warhead mounted at one end and a second warhead mounted near another end of the composite structure with a dome shaped composite material blast shield mounted between the warheads to protect the second warhead from the blast of the first warhead.

Lightweight blast shield

A ring detonator device for a warhead transfers a point initiation to the ng detonator. The detonator device is comprised of an inner and outer conically shaped member with the outer conically shaped member having the shape of a modified frustum of a circular cone due to a cylindrical member extending from the smaller base of the outer conically shaped member. The space between the inner and outer conically shaped member contains an explosive composition which is discharged as a shock wave and detonation products after ignition in a ring configuration by a common cylindrical portion extending from each of the larger bases of each conically shaped member to align the space therebetween perpendicular to the bases of the conically shaped members. The ring detonator results in a flatter wave front per unit length of warhead thereby achieving improved efficiency and the use of a shorter warhead.

Ring detonator for shaped-charge warheads

An add-on ballast assembly for adding on to a missile in the field in a fle manner. The ballast is added in the unused hollow center of bobbins secured in the aft end of the missile. The bobbins have guidance wires wound therearound to be dispensed during flight. The addition of the ballast changes the center of gravity of the missile.

Missile ballast assembly

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John D Emerson