Jul 22, 2025

US12366436 - Nonfragmentation multiple vector munition

An elongate munition with a longitudinal axis and having a nonfragmenation hollow collar. The hollow collar has an inner surface and an opposed outer surface with a first plurality of ports extending through the collar in a substantially radial direction. The ports are spaced from adjacent ports in both circumferential and longitudinal directions. A first plurality of ammunitions is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports and oriented outwardly from the longitudinal axis. An ignition source for expelling each ammunition outwardly from the collar responsive to an ignition signal is also provided.

Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Inventors: Luke Hardy, Michael Anderson, Bradley Bitting, Trinity Good, Anthony Neil, Orval Powell
Filing date: 2023-10-31

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The patent describes an elongate munition featuring a nonfragmentation hollow collar with multiple radially spaced ports, each containing ammunition oriented outwardly. An ignition source is included to sequentially expel the ammunition from the collar in an ordered manner, allowing for phased firing from different sectors.

Claim 1

An elongate munition defining a longitudinal axis and comprising: a nonfragmenation hollow collar, the hollow collar having an inner surface and an outer surface opposed thereto and a first plurality of ports extending therebetween in a substantially radial direction, individual ports of the first plurality of ports being mutually spaced from adjacent ports in both circumferential and longitudinal directions; a first plurality of ammunitions, wherein an ammunition is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports and oriented outwardly from the longitudinal axis; and an ignition source for expelling each ammunition of the first plurality of ammunitions outwardly from the collar, a nonfragmenation hollow collar, the hollow collar having an inner surface and an outer surface opposed thereto and a first plurality of ports extending therebetween in a substantially radial direction, individual ports of the first plurality of ports being mutually spaced from adjacent ports in both circumferential and longitudinal directions; a first plurality of ammunitions, wherein an ammunition is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports and oriented outwardly from the longitudinal axis; and an ignition source for expelling each ammunition of the first plurality of ammunitions outwardly from the collar, the munition having a first plurality of bullets, wherein a bullet is disposed in each port of the first plurality of ports and oriented away from the longitudinal axis, the bullets being configured for sequential firing in response to a signal from the ignition source and wherein the sequential firing comprises ordered firing of bullets from mutually different longitudinal sectors of the collar whereby a first phase of ammunition may be fired, followed by a second phase of ammunition being fired.

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