Arming and Disarming Munition with Redundant Safety Feature to Return Munition to a Safe, Unarmed State

An initiator with redundant safety features for used in a munition, the initiator comprising:

• an electronic initiator configured to initiate a detonation of an energetic, wherein the electronic initiator is configured to be discharged to prevent detonation of the energetic;
• a coupling piece configured to be placed between an energetic and an electronic initiator, wherein the coupling piece forms therethrough a firing train aperture;
• and
• a mechanical safety assembly configured to be placed between the electronic initiator and the coupling piece, wherein the mechanical safety assembly can be selectively moved from an unarmed position to an armed position, wherein in the unarmed position the mechanical safety assembly provides a physical barrier between the energetic and the electronic initiator to prevent detonation of the energetic, wherein in the armed position in the mechanical safety assembly provides a pathway between the energetic and the electronic initiator.

A method of returning a munition in an armed state to an unarmed state, the method comprising:

• providing a munition in an unlocked unarmed state;
• arming the munition;
• unarming the munition;
• locking the munition in a locked unarmed state;
• overriding the locked unarmed state of the munition;
• returning the munition to the unlocked unarmed state;
• and
• arming the munition.