United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Philip T Strunk

Cory Alan Cooper

Brock M Flieger

Darren Craig Tidwell

Alan James Vaillencourt, Jr

Nathanael Jordan Szuch

Garrett Fritzsche

Miranda Leigh Bray

Christopher Yooshin Jang

Shane Michael Riley

Michael L Anderson

Kaz I Teope

Jacob B Yarwood

Lucas A Fumagalli

Kyle G Senn

A tip resistant system for use with a belay tether includes a user tether having a first length and configured to be connectable between a user and the belay tether. The user tether has a belay tether connector adjacent one end of the user tether, and a user connector adjacent an opposite end of the user tether. An auxiliary tether having a second length less than the first length of the user tether and configured to be connectable between the user and the user tether includes a user tether connector located adjacent a first end of the auxiliary tether, and an auxiliary user connector located adjacent a second end of the auxiliary tether opposite the user tether connector. The tip resistant system operates to maintain a user in a desired static attitude. A quick disconnect for use with a belay tether is also provided.

Tip resistant system with quick disconnect

The forward firing fragmentation (FFF) munition includes a body, a flight system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the munition in flight, and a warhead carried by the body and including an explosive configured to detonate and expel fragments in a pattern. A near field barrier (near field barrier), such as the guidance system, is carried by the body in front of the warhead and communicatively coupled via a communication link to the flight system. A fragmentation adjustment system is configured to physically displace the near field barrier relative to the warhead while maintaining the communication link between the near field barrier and the flight system until detonation of the explosive.

Forward firing fragmentation (FFF) munition including fragmentation adjustment system and associated methods

A user insertion system, that includes (a) a belay tether connectable to a support and configurable for descending a user; (b) an attachment device installable onto the support between the support and the belay tether; (c) a user braking device connectable between the belay tether and the user; and (d) a tip resistant system.

Fast rope insertion system

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Philip T Strunk