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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Orbital Atk, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Daniel B. Nielson, Tremonton, UT (US);
Royce C. Duke, Thatcher, UT (US);
Curtis W. Fielding, Hyrum, UT (US);
Orbital ATK, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
An illumination composition comprising at least one oxidizer, at least one of a fuel and a binder, and at least one combustion rate modifier. The at least one oxidizer is selected from the group consisting of a potassium-containing oxidizer and a rubidium-containing oxidizer, the at least one oxidizer present in the illumination composition at from about 50 wt % to about 70 wt % and comprising particles each independently having a size within a range of from about 25 μm to about 325 μm. Additional illumination compositions, illumination flares, and methods of illuminating a target are also disclosed.