Submunitions

A submunition arranged to be separated from an aeronautical body over a target area, the submunition comprising:

• a warhead,
• a target detector being pivotally mounted on a mounting shaft disposed on said warhead parallel with an axis of symmetry of the warhead to activate said target detector outwardly between a retracted position in which an optical axis of the target detector coincides with the axis of symmetry of the warhead to an extended position in which the axis of symmetry of the warhead permits free vision of the target detector beyond the warhead;
• and
• a carrier surface member for imparting a controlled rotation and fall speed to the submunition for scanning of the target area in a helical pattern during the fall of the submunition towards the target area, said carrier surface member being pivotally mounted on said warhead between a retracted position and an outwardly extended position, said carrier surface member in said retracted position having its axis of symmetry aligned with the axis of symmetry of said warhead and in said outwardly extended position extends beyond the warhead.