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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Carr, Portsmouth, GB;
Murray Thomson, Portsmouth, GB;
Timothy Keith Girling, Portsmouth, GB;
Martyn John Hucker, Monmouthshire, GB;
Assignee:
BAE SYSTEMS plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 15/40 (2006.01); F42C 11/00 (2006.01); F42B 12/62 (2006.01); F42C 13/06 (2006.01); F42C 15/32 (2006.01); F42B 12/20 (2006.01); F42B 30/08 (2006.01); F42B 21/00 (2006.01); F42C 5/00 (2006.01); F42B 12/36 (2006.01); F42C 9/00 (2006.01); F42C 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 11/005 (2013.01); F42B 12/204 (2013.01); F42B 12/62 (2013.01); F42B 21/00 (2013.01); F42B 30/08 (2013.01); F42C 5/00 (2013.01); F42C 13/06 (2013.01); F42C 15/32 (2013.01); F42C 15/40 (2013.01); F42B 12/365 (2013.01); F42C 9/00 (2013.01); F42C 13/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a fuze arming system for a submunition, comprising: a first stage, arranged to detect launch of the submunition and its associated carrier; a second stage, arranged to detect expulsion of the submunition from the carrier, and to at least partially arm a submunition fuze based on such detection; wherein the second stage is unable to at least partially arm the submunition fuze without the first stage detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier.