Warhead and method of producing same
AssigneeBae Systems Bofors AB
InventorsChrister Thuman, Björn Johansson, Hamzah Hamdan
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Abstract
A procedure for producing a warhead with controlled fragmentation includes manufacturing an inner shell and filling it with an explosive substance. The procedure further includes providing a net around the outer surface of the inner shell as well as depositing a material on and around the net. A warhead is produced by the procedure and includes an inner shell. A material applied to the warhead comprises weak points for guided fragmentation of the deposited material upon detonation of the warhead.
Claims8
A procedure for producing a warhead with controlled fragmentation, the procedure comprising:
- manufacturing an inner shell and filling the inner shell with an explosive substance;
- providing a net around an outer surface of the inner shell;
- applying a material in powder form or in thread form with an additive method of manufacture on and around the net;
- manufacturing a plurality of preformed projectiles;
- arraying the preformed projectiles along the outer surface of the inner shell, inside the net, so that the preformed projectiles are retained in respective positions of the preformed projectiles;
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- applying the material in powder form or in thread form on and around the preformed projectiles simultaneously with affixing the material in powder form on and around the net.
A procedure for producing a warhead with controlled fragmentation, the procedure comprising:
- manufacturing an inner shell and filling the inner shell with an explosive substance;
- providing a net around an outer surface of the inner shell;
- applying a material in powder form or in thread form with an additive method of manufacture on and around the net;
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- applying the material in powder form with varying speed so that weak points are produced in the material in powder form.
A procedure for producing a warhead with controlled fragmentation, the procedure comprising:
- manufacturing an inner shell and filling the inner shell with an explosive substance;
- providing a net around an outer surface of the inner shell;
- applying a material in powder form or in thread form with an additive method of manufacture on and around the net;
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- applying the material in powder form with varying temperature so that weak points are produced in the material in powder form.
A procedure for producing a warhead with controlled fragmentation, the procedure comprising:
- manufacturing an inner shell and filling the inner shell with an explosive substance;
- providing a net around an outer surface of the inner shell;
- applying a material in thread form with an additive method of manufacture on and around the net.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.