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US 4625646Tier 1 — UAP Program Assignee

AERIAL MISSILE HAVING MULTIPLE SUBMISSILES WITH INDIVIDUAL CONTROL OF SUBMISSIBLE EJECTION

Assignee

Boeing

Filed as: BOEING COMPANY, THE

Filed

Oct 6, 1980

Granted

Dec 2, 1986

Location

Huntsville AL (NASA/Army)

Abstract

An aerial missile carrying multiple launching tubes for submissiles in a circular locus about the longitudinal axis of the aerial missile has independent activating means for each said launching tube to pivot the rear discharge end of each launching tube radially outwardly from the aerial missile. Means for ejecting the individual submissile rearwardly from the launching tube are provided. In one embodiment, a single gas generator activates the launching tube and ejects the submissile. Multiple pyrotechnic charges are provided in one embodiment to establish the ejection velocity of the submissile.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Apr 1, 1982

Rescinded

Sep 10, 1985

Duration

3 years, 5 months

Inventor

  • 1GEORGE T. PINSON

Sensitive facility: Huntsville AL (NASA/Army)

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