A clay-pigeon projectile uses a sensor and timer to activate an incapacitating agent after launch.
A composite reactive material for munitions uses a metal lattice structure filled with consolidated powder to provide structural integrity and rapid energy release.
A plastisol projectile composite disperses tungsten or bismuth weighting particles to control trajectory and energy distribution.
Positioning a thin penetrator more than 100 mm behind the nose makes the steel casing strike first, resolving limited penetrator mass and collateral damage.
Cold spray deposits high-density tungsten and ceramic materials onto fragmentation casings to create reactive warhead structures.
Elastic cable stores kinetic energy from user weight to launch projectiles, solving hand-strength limits for younger users.
An ignition chamber wad directs primer blast to accelerate propellant combustion.
A bullet features a forward bore containing a user-identifiable marker sealed by hardened polymeric material.
Fast-curing foam fills carrier structures, eliminating separate housings and simplifying guided missile manufacturing.
Segmented stepped sections create water impingement forces that counter yaw instability without fins, improving range stability.
Segmented spherical projectiles maintain flight integrity while separating on impact to control expansion and improve lethality.
A marker projectile uses a deformable closing member to release internal substance upon impact.
Shifting the front driving band forward reduces the non-rotating bullet path, accelerates gas pressure buildup, and minimizes barrel heating.
Calculates a modified rotation axis aligned with the inertia axis to machine outer contours, eliminating static imbalance and ensuring uniform wall thickness.
A projectile uses a pressure-sensitive link to inhibit lateral expansion of submunitions upon impact with hard obstacles.
Multi-primed initiation system in a rigid container enables reliable detonation while reducing accidental initiation risks during storage.
Enclosing penetrators in thin-walled airframes adds fragmentation capability without increasing weight or connection complexity.
A counter-swarm firework deploys entanglement streamers via a burst charge to intercept UAV propellers.
A castable frangible projectile utilizes a eutectic bismuth, tin, and lead alloy to break into fragments upon impact.
Plastic base wad engages rifling grooves to impart rotation while metal body avoids barrel contact, eliminating heat buildup from friction during rapid fire.
A broadhead ferrule features a distal section with a smaller outside diameter than the arrow shaft to enhance penetration.
Open housing and deflagration module burn explosive ordnance, preventing collateral damage from indiscriminate detonation.
Programming the radar sensor for dual target detection and telemetry transmission eliminates idle flight time without adding hardware.
Embedding sodium alginate into gelatin ribbons creates a calcium alginate membrane for paintball encapsulation.
A rifle projectile melts its low melting point core to limit ballistic range and enable safe training.
A shell uses a release mechanism to shut off its rocket motor charge after a set time delay.
Explosion lenses concentrate explosive energy into a directional shock beam, reducing mine weight while maintaining target destructive power.
Polymer rings reduce barrel friction while maintaining ballistic coefficient, solving the trade-off between muzzle velocity and aerodynamic drag.
Rearward ejection of the base igniter releases a pyrotechnic marking charge opposite the flight path, resolving impact point masking by forward fireballs.
Segmented components concentrate explosive energy within small caliber dimensions to penetrate lightly armored targets.
Tin or compound coatings on copper jackets prevent harmful deposits, reducing barrel wear and maintaining integrity.
Spatially graded density dissipates energy to prevent adjacent segment detonation in variable yield munitions.
An electronic targeting system senses target elevation and height to identify acceptable firing solutions, reducing close-range detection risks.
Composite projectile uses metal driving band to engage rifling, reducing friction and fouling while maintaining accuracy with lower propellant force.
Unconfined gas expansion eliminates support structures to resolve contradictions between projectile velocity, mechanical complexity, and firing rate.
Full metal jacket bullet uses shock wave guidance structures to initiate desensitized explosives upon impact.
A magnetically enhanced electromagnetic pulse device uses charged-particle intercalated graphite to accelerate particles via a non-geomagnetic magnetic field.
Dynamic telemetry bandwidth allocation prioritizes impact location data over internal damage sensors in fiber optic detection systems.
A bullet tracking system detects projectile location via retroreflector arrays and laser light to update reticle positions in real time.
A projectile system uses a sensor and timer to activate internal light sources after launch.
Segmented fin slot covers release via centrifugal force to deploy control fins, increasing internal volume and reducing sacrificial weight.
Segmented shell grooves generate distinct explosion fragment sizes, enabling accurate targeting of both hard and soft targets with minimal explosive waste.
A turbine element converts propellant gas pressure into high rotational velocity for projectiles fired from smooth bore barrels.
Segmented projectile bodies reuse across shots while discarding only inexpensive bands to cut waste.
Deforming a steel body via an internal bore resolves toxicity trade-offs while maintaining penetration depth.