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US 11,821,716 B2Granted
Munitions and projectiles
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsAndrew Carr, Timothy Keith Girling, Thomas Patrick O'Neill, Murray Thomson
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AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsAndrew Carr, Timothy Keith Girling, Thomas Patrick O'Neill, Murray Thomson
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According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of triggering an explosive charge of each of a plurality of munitions, the method comprising: launching a first munition, into the air, from a first gun barrel, and into water to engage with a target location, the first munition comprising a first explosive charge and a first fuze system, adapted to trigger the first explosive charge in the water, launching a second munition, into the air, from a second gun barrel, and into water to engage with the target location, the second munition comprising an second explosive charge and a second fuze system, adapted to trigger the second explosive charge in the water, the method comprising co-ordinating the timing of the triggering of the first explosive charge and the second explosive charge to establish a co-ordinated explosive event at the target location.
A method of triggering an explosive charge for each of a plurality of munitions, the method comprising:
The method of 1, wherein the co-ordinating data signal comprises timing data, for use in timing a triggering of the second fuze system.
A munition system, comprising:
A munition, comprising:
A munition, arranged to be launched from a gun barrel, into the air, and into water to engage with a target location, the munition comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.