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US 4885994

ARMOR PENETRATION RESISTANCE ENHANCEMENT

Assignee

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETRY OF THE NAVY

Filed

May 16, 1983

Granted

Dec 12, 1989

Location

RIDGECREST CA US

Abstract

A metal cup encloses layers of armoring material to enhance the penetrationesistance of a guided missile warhead to mechanical countermeasures. A layer of ceramic material is inserted in the cup followed by the insertion of at least one pair of layers consisting of a layer of metal backed by a layer of polymethylmethacrylate. The metal cup is attached to the forward end of a missile warhead section and the exterior of the cup is conformal with respect to the exterior of the warhead section. The layered materials act to blunt or break incoming projectiles, absorb their kinetic energy, and prevent their penetration into the interior of the warhead.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Sep 26, 1984

Rescinded

Jul 31, 1989

Duration

4 years, 10 months

Inventor

  • 1MARVIN E. BACKMAN

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