Kinetic energy rod warhead deployment system

a deployment system and kinetic energy technology, applied in the field of new, can solve the problems of heavy casualties, blast fragmentation type warheads, and inability to navigate, and achieve the effect of high versatility

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-03-25
RAYTHEON CO
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[0012] It is a further object of this invention to provide such a kinetic energy rod warhead deployment system which is highly versatile.

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Moreover, biological warfare bomblets and chemical warfare submunition payloads are carried by some threats and one or more of these bomblets or chemical submunition payloads can survive and cause heavy casualties even if the "hit-to-kill" vehicle accurately strikes the target.
Blast fragmentation type warheads, unlike "hit-to-kill" vehicles, are not navigable.
The fragments, however, are not always effective at destroying the target and, again, biological bomblets and / or chemical submunition payloads survive and cause heavy casualties.
To date, however, kinetic energy rod warheads have not been widely accepted nor have they yet been deployed or fully designed.

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[0033] As discussed in the Background section above, "hit-to-kill" vehicles are typically launched into a position proximate a re-entry vehicle 10, FIG. 1 or other target via a missile 12. "Hit-to-kill" vehicle 14 is navigable and designed to strike re-entry vehicle 10 to render it inoperable. Countermeasures, however, can be used to avoid the kill vehicle. Vector 16 shows kill vehicle 14 missing re-entry vehicle 10. Moreover, nuclear, biological bomblets and chemical submunition payloads 18 are carried by some threats and one or more of these bomblets or chemical submunition payloads 18 can survive, as shown at 20, and cause heavy casualties even if kill vehicle 14 does accurately strike target 10.

[0034] Turning to FIG. 2, blast fragmentation type warhead 32 is designed to be carried by missile 30. When the missile reaches a position close to an enemy re-entry vehicle (RV), missile, or other target 36, a pre-made band of metal or fragments on the warhead is detonated and the pieces...

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Abstract

A kinetic energy rod warhead deployment system and method featuring jettison housings each including a plurality of lengthy individual projectiles therein and a navigatable carrier for the jettison housings. The jettison housings are ejected in the vicinity of targets whereupon the individual projectiles are deployed in the trajectory path of each target.

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[0001] This application claims priority of Provisional Application Serial No. 60 / 406,828 filed Aug. 29, 2002.[0002] This invention relates to improvements in kinetic energy rod warheads.[0003] Destroying missiles, aircraft, re-entry vehicles and other targets falls into three primary classifications: "hit-to-kill" vehicles, blast fragmentation warheads, and kinetic energy rod warheads.[0004] "Hit-to-kill" vehicles are typically launched into a position proximate a re-entry vehicle or other target via a missile such as the Patriot, Trident or MX missile. The kill vehicle is navigable and designed to strike the re-entry vehicle to render it inoperable. Countermeasures, however, can be used to avoid the "hit-to-kill" vehicle. Moreover, biological warfare bomblets and chemical warfare submunition payloads are carried by some threats and one or more of these bomblets or chemical submunition payloads can survive and cause heavy casualties even if the "hit-to-kill" vehicle accurately strik...

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IPC IPC(8): F41H11/04F41H13/00F42B12/20F42B12/22F42B12/32F42B12/58F42B12/60F42B12/64
CPCF41H11/04F41H13/0006F42B12/205F42B12/64F42B12/32F42B12/58F42B12/60F42B12/22
InventorLLOYD, RICHARD M.
OwnerRAYTHEON CO