Aug 4, 2026

US12698947 - Apparatus for providing an interface between a missile and a launch platform

There is disclosed apparatus for providing an interface between a missile and a launch platform. The apparatus comprises one or more rocket motors, and a jettison device operable to jettison the apparatus from the missile. The apparatus is configured to launch from the launch platform with the missile and to jettison from the missile after operation of the rocket motors. A missile adapted to be launched with the apparatus is also disclosed.

Assignee: MBDA UK LIMITED
Inventors: Dominic Philip Frederick Fountain, Andrew James Charlton
Filing date: 2023-02-08

The patent describes an apparatus designed to interface between a missile and a launch platform, featuring rocket motors and a jettison device for detaching the apparatus post-launch. It outlines the configuration that allows the apparatus to launch alongside the missile and separate once the rocket motors have operated.

Claim 1

1 . Apparatus for providing an interface between a missile and a launch platform, the apparatus comprising one or more rocket motors, and a jettison device operable to jettison the apparatus from the missile; the apparatus being configured to launch from the launch platform with the missile and to jettison from the missile after operation of the rocket motors.

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