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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Steven B. Alexander, Orange, CA (US);
Richard Redhead, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven B. Alexander, Orange, CA (US);
Richard Redhead, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 10/00 (2006.01); F42B 10/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods provide a kit for converting a conventional mortar round into a glide bomb. Mortar rounds are readily available to combat personnel and are small and light enough to be carried by relatively small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as the RQ-7 Shadow. Advantageously, the kit provides both guidance and relatively good standoff range for the UAV such that the kit-equipped mortar round can be dropped a safe distance away from the intended target so that the UAV is not easily observed near the intended target.