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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Matthew F. Chrobak, Groton, MA (US);
Jacob W. Miska, Nashua, NH (US);
Jason H. Batchelder, Nashua, NH (US);
Ryan Dippel, Arlington, MA (US);
Paul A. Reitmeier, Huntsville, AL (US);
Michael I. Lacasse, Huntsville, AL (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A warhead includes a casing having a periphery wall that extends along a central axis from a forward end of the casing to a rearward end of the casing. The casing defines a cavity configured to contain an explosive material, wherein the forward end of the casing includes a first thread pattern configured to engage a guidance system casing, and the rearward end of the casing includes a second thread pattern configured to engage a propulsion system casing. A first row of fragments is arranged along a first section of the periphery wall of the casing. A plurality of second rows of fragments is rearward of the first row of fragments and arranged along a second section of the periphery wall of the casing. In an example, each of the first and second sections tapers inward towards the central axis as it extends toward the forward end of the casing.