Orbital Atk, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Kenneth Fink

James D Lucas

William E Warp

Nathan W Miller

Thomas Lorentz

Richard M Truitt

David A Smith

Gabriel J Bonnstetter

Craig Frederic Borchard

Mark J Shireman

Robert J Stanek

David J Fehr

Scott V Hanson

John S Koshuba

Jake Carroll

Methods, systems, and devices for an area-denial munition configured for self-neutralization of an explosive ordnance. In one or more embodiments the munition including a housing including a chassis defining one or more openings such that the housing is an at least partially open structure exposing an interior to an ambient environment. In various embodiments the munition includes a detonation module including a detonation initiator and a deflagration module including a deflagration initiator coupled with a pyrotechnic primer, and munition control circuitry. In various embodiments the munition control circuitry receives instructions to deflagrate the explosive ordnance and instructs the deflagration module to activate the deflagration initiator. In various embodiments, the deflagration initiator causes a deflagration of the explosive ordnance for self-neutralization of the munition resulting in safe destruction of the munition's explosive charge and control electronics.

Munition with controlled self neutralization

A venting system for ordnance or rocket motors comprising a casing having at least one hole and a plug, the plug being formed from a plug slug swaged into the at least one hole. A method to fill a vent hole in a casing comprising transforming a plug slug positioned within the vent hole into a plug.

Insensitive munitions swaged vent plug

A warhead system, method and apparatus. A warhead includes a liner having a longitudinal axis that runs down the center of the liner. The liner includes a liner pattern and a liner shape. The liner shape is selected and a radial distance from the longitudinal axis is selected. The liner pattern is warped as a function of the selected distance and the shape of the liner to reduce the effects of spoking in the post-detonation fragmentation pattern at the selected distance. The liner is then formed as a function of the warped liner pattern.

Radial firing warhead system and method

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Elk River, MN, United States of America

Kenneth Fink