WO2006118606A3 - Wide area dispersal warhead - Google Patents

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WO2006118606A3
WO2006118606A3 PCT/US2005/040789 US2005040789W WO2006118606A3 WO 2006118606 A3 WO2006118606 A3 WO 2006118606A3 US 2005040789 W US2005040789 W US 2005040789W WO 2006118606 A3 WO2006118606 A3 WO 2006118606A3
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Prior art keywords
wide area
warhead
explosive charge
dispersal
housing
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PCT/US2005/040789
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WO2006118606A2 (en
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Richard M Lloyd
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Raytheon Co
Richard M Lloyd
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Priority claimed from US10/998,457 external-priority patent/US20090320711A1/en
Application filed by Raytheon Co, Richard M Lloyd filed Critical Raytheon Co
Priority to CA2588780A priority Critical patent/CA2588780C/en
Priority to JP2007543125A priority patent/JP2008522127A/en
Priority to EP05857830A priority patent/EP1817539B1/en
Publication of WO2006118606A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006118606A2/en
Priority to IL183480A priority patent/IL183480A/en
Publication of WO2006118606A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006118606A3/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/36—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information
    • F42B12/56—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information for dispensing discrete solid bodies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/20—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
    • F42B12/22—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction
    • F42B12/32—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction the hull or case comprising a plurality of discrete bodies, e.g. steel balls, embedded therein or disposed around the explosive charge

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)

Abstract

A wide area dispersal warhead including a housing defining a cavity, an explosive charge in the housing, and a large plurality of individual munitions in the cavity of the housing about the explosive charge. The explosive charge is configured to deploy the munitions upon detonation into a hemispherical dome shaped pattern.
PCT/US2005/040789 2004-11-29 2005-11-14 Wide area dispersal warhead WO2006118606A2 (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA2588780A CA2588780C (en) 2004-11-29 2005-11-14 Wide area dispersal warhead
JP2007543125A JP2008522127A (en) 2004-11-29 2005-11-14 Wide-area distributed warhead
EP05857830A EP1817539B1 (en) 2004-11-29 2005-11-14 Wide area dispersal warhead
IL183480A IL183480A (en) 2004-11-29 2007-05-28 Wide area dispersal warhead

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/998,457 US20090320711A1 (en) 2004-11-29 2004-11-29 Munition
US10/998,457 2004-11-29
US11/030,455 US7717042B2 (en) 2004-11-29 2005-01-06 Wide area dispersal warhead
US11/030,455 2005-01-06

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WO2006118606A2 WO2006118606A2 (en) 2006-11-09
WO2006118606A3 true WO2006118606A3 (en) 2008-10-16

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EP (1) EP1817539B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2588780C (en)
WO (1) WO2006118606A2 (en)

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4947754A (en) * 1987-12-10 1990-08-14 General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division System and method for penetrating orbiting targets
US6598534B2 (en) * 2001-06-04 2003-07-29 Raytheon Company Warhead with aligned projectiles

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US1272984A (en) * 1917-02-05 1918-07-16 Michael Mutro Projectile for field-guns.
US2406135A (en) * 1943-04-12 1946-08-20 Reinaldo C Chavez Explosive shell
DE3736842A1 (en) * 1987-10-30 1989-05-11 Diehl Gmbh & Co BLASTING BULLET WITH A BULLET BODY
GB2302395A (en) * 1995-06-16 1997-01-15 Numerica Limited Grenade

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4947754A (en) * 1987-12-10 1990-08-14 General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division System and method for penetrating orbiting targets
US6598534B2 (en) * 2001-06-04 2003-07-29 Raytheon Company Warhead with aligned projectiles

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of EP1817539A4 *

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WO2006118606A2 (en) 2006-11-09
CA2588780C (en) 2010-08-10
EP1817539A4 (en) 2011-05-04
EP1817539A2 (en) 2007-08-15
EP1817539B1 (en) 2012-10-17
CA2588780A1 (en) 2006-11-09

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