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US 12,467,729 B2Granted
Low-observable projectile
OwnerGregory Saltzinventor
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Abstract
A radar-absorbing material projectile system including a projectile with an outer layer of radar-absorbing material (RAM). A carrier or armature is disposed around the projectile, protecting the layer of RAM during the firing sequence. In some embodiments the carrier is a discarding carrier which falls away after firing, rendering the projectile low-observable with regard to radar detection due to the layer of RAM.
Claims11
A projectile system comprising:
- a fin-stabilized, non-powered projectile;
- an exterior layer of radar-absorbing material fully covering an exterior surface of the projectile, wherein the radar-absorbing material comprises iron-ball paint including microspheres;
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- a carrier disposed around the projectile, the carrier configured to provide a thermally insulating barrier preventing any portion of the radar-absorbing layer from being burned off during firing of the projectile system and configured to detach and fall away from the projectile after firing, leaving the layer of radar-absorbing material intact, whereby the projectile is low-observable for radar detection after firing.
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