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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2025
Drs Sustainment Systems, Inc., Saint Louis, MO (US);
Kaci Backs, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Fitzgerald, Florissant, MO (US);
DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., Saint Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein n adapter is configured to receive a missile therein. The adapter includes a support member including an internal surface, an external surface, a fore portion, and an aft portion. The external surface includes one or more guide pins along the fore portion configured to slide through one or more corresponding guide rails on a receiving dual column chassis of a launcher, a pilot feature on the fore portion engages with the launcher, an extension portion, an electrical interface configured to couple to the launcher, and a second retention mechanism configured to retain the aft portion of the adapter in the receiving dual column chassis. The internal surface include lower guide rails, a fore alignment pin, a fore strike plate, an electrical interface guide pin, a first retention mechanism, and an aft mechanical stop feature configured to engage the first retention mechanism.
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