Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same
AssigneeLone Star IP Holdings, LP
InventorsSteven D. Roemerman, John P. Volpi
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Abstract
A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead having destructive elements. The weapon also includes a folding lug switch assembly that provides a mechanism to attach the weapon to a delivery vehicle and is configured to close after launching from the delivery vehicle, thereby satisfying a criterion to arm the warhead. The weapon still further includes a guidance section including an antenna configured to receive mission data before launching from the delivery vehicle and further configured to receive instructions after launching from the delivery vehicle to guide the weapon to a target.
Claims15
A weapon, comprising:
- a warhead including destructive elements;
- and
- a folding lug switch assembly that provides a mechanism to attach said weapon to a delivery vehicle and is configured to close after launching from a delivery vehicle to provide a signal to arm said warhead.
A weapon system, comprising:
- a delivery vehicle;
- and
- a weapon, including:
- a warhead including destructive elements,
- a folding lug switch assembly that provides a mechanism to attach said weapon to said delivery vehicle and is configured to close after launching from said delivery vehicle to provide a signal to arm said warhead,
- a guidance section configured to guide said weapon to a target, and
- an aft section including flight control elements and tail fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.