Multiple target seeking clustered munition and system
US4522356A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1973 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B23/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clustered munition in a system for low altitude aerial delivery, which releases multiple rocket powered missiles, each having the capability to cruise at a constant altitude and search for a target. Once a target is identified, the missile homes on and strikes the target. In the preferred form the target seeking means is a radiometric seeker operating in the millimeter wavelength range, in which metal or similarly reflective targets stand out against the background and provide a significant signal which is used to program the terminal action of the missile.
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