Exploding foil initiator actuated cartridge

A system comprising:

• a cartridge actuated device, the cartridge actuated device comprising a military device that is selected from the group consisting of a bomb rack, a missile launcher, an ejection seat, and a chaff dispenser;
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• a cartridge comprising:
• a case including an inside and an outside;
• a main explosive operable to actuate the cartridge actuated device by generating gas during an explosion, the main explosive disposed in the inside of the case;
• an exploding foil initiator disposed in the inside of the case, the exploding foil initiator comprising a plurality of metallic strips that are operable to explode in response to an electrical signal received from an electrical circuit, the explosion of the plurality of metallic strips operable to initiate the explosion of the main explosive;
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• a pair of contacts disposed in the case, the pair of contacts being accessible from the outside of the case, the pair of contacts further extending from the outside of the case into the inside of the case, the pair of contacts being coupled to the exploding foil initiator disposed in the inside of the case.