Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

William W Mogan

Daniel V Haun

David K Hoffmaster

Kathleen F Hodge

Marion E Fines

A fuze for a submunition is miniaturized in size by forming the fuze of a micro-electromechanical systems (&ldquo;MEMS&rdquo;) velocity sensor ( and ), a MEMs shock detector ( ), a DC power supply ( ) and one of the MEMs arm-fire device ( , FIG. ) or MEMs safe and arm device ( , FIG. ). Multiple fuzes may be incorporated in a fuze to ensure detonation of the explosive charge, should one fuze fail. A millimeter-microwave (&ldquo;MMW&rdquo;) receiver-decoder may be included to permit remote detonation on command from a remote transmitter ( ) and/or a microprocessor ( ) may be included to time the detonation to the physical characteristics of the target.

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

William W Mogan