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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Paul S. Macdonald, Tiverton, RI (US);
Jaylan S. Jones, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jessie A. Polanco, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shawn P. Burke, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/60 (2006.01); F42B 12/62 (2006.01); F42B 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/62 (2013.01); F42B 15/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A payload module for an aerial vehicle stores and deploys one or more submunition assemblies, which provide a portion of the vehicle's OML when stored, in a manner that preserves the aerodynamics of the aerial vehicle post-deployment. Pre-deployment a skin is aligned to a strongback such that the submunition assemblies are exposed through openings in the skin. Post-deployment, the skin rotates to cover any openings in the strongback exposed by the deployment of the submunition assemblies to restore the OML.