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AssigneeNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation
InventorsJames D. Lucas, William E. Warp, Nathan W. Miller, Kenneth Fink, Thomas Lorentz
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Methods, systems, and devices for an area-denial munition configured for self-neutralization of an explosive ordnance. In one or more embodiments the munition including a housing including a chassis defining one or more openings such that the housing is an at least partially open structure exposing an interior to an ambient environment. In various embodiments the munition includes a detonation module including a detonation initiator and a deflagration module including a deflagration initiator coupled with a pyrotechnic primer, and munition control circuitry. In various embodiments the munition control circuitry receives instructions to deflagrate the explosive ordnance and instructs the deflagration module to activate the deflagration initiator. In various embodiments, the deflagration initiator causes a deflagration of the explosive ordnance for self-neutralization of the munition resulting in safe destruction of the munition's explosive charge and control electronics.
A method of operating a munition configured for self-neutralization of an explosive ordnance, the munition including a housing for at least partially containing the explosive ordnance, the munition further including a deflagration module including a deflagration initiator and munition control circuitry, where the deflagration initiator is a voltage based initiator, and is configured to initiate deflagration of the explosive ordnance via a deflagration voltage driven through a conductive element, the deflagration voltage being reduced relative to a detonation voltage, the method comprising:
A munition configured for self-neutralization of an explosive ordnance, the munition comprising:
An area denial system for deployment in a region, the area denial system comprising:
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