Improvements in and relating to carrying a munition on a munition launcher platform
AssigneeMbda UK Limited
InventorEdwin John William BOWDEN-PETERS
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Abstract
In a method of carrying a munition on a munition launcher platform, the munition launcher platform is provided with a data tag activator and a data tag reader. A munition is attached to the munition launcher platform, the munition being provided with a data tag. An activation signal is transmitted from the data tag activator to the data tag. As a result of receiving the activation signal, the data tag returns a data response to the data tag reader. The receiving of the data response provides the munition launcher platform with an indication that the munition is still attached to the munition launcher platform.
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A method of carrying a munition on a munition launcher platform, the method comprising:
- providing the munition launcher platform with an data tag activator and a data tag reader;
- attaching a munition to the munition launcher platform, the munition being provided with an data tag;
- and
- transmitting an activation signal from the data tag activator to the data tag, such that, as a result of receiving the activation signal, the data tag returns an data response to the data tag reader, the receiving of the data response providing the munition launcher platform with an indication that the munition is still attached to the munition launcher platform.
A method of carrying a munition on a munition launcher platform, the method comprising:
- providing the munition launcher platform with a data tag;
- attaching a munition to the munition launcher platform, the munition being provided with a data tag activator and an data tag reader;
- and
- transmitting an activation signal from the data tag activator to the data tag, such that, as a result of receiving the activation signal, the data tag returns an data response to the data tag reader, the receiving of the data response providing the munition with an indication that the munition is still attached to the munition launcher platform.
A munition comprising:
- i) an data tag, configured for returning an data response upon activation by an activation signal received from a data tag activator;
- or
- ii) a data tag activator, configured for transmitting an activation signal to a data tag, and a data tag reader, configured for receiving a data response from the data tag.
A munition launcher platform comprising:
- i) an data tag activator, configured for transmitting an activation signal to an data tag, and an data tag reader, configured for receiving an data response from the data tag;
- or
- ii) a data tag, configured for returning a data response upon activation by an activation signal received from a data tag activator.
A munition launcher platform and an attached munition, wherein one of the munition or munition launcher platform comprises:
- a data tag activator, transmitting an activation signal to an data tag;
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- a data tag reader, configured for receiving an data response from the data tag, and the other of the munition and munition launcher platform is provided with an data tag, configured of returning an data response upon activation by an activation signal received from the RF data tag activator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.