Apparatus comprising an exhaust duct and anti-fratricide shield

Details Apparatus comprising an exhaust duct and anti-fratricide shield Apparatus comprising an exhaust duct and anti-fratricide shield

2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3641)

Ordnance

Shields

On elevatable platform

C089S036010

Reexamination Certificate

active

07350451

ABSTRACT:
A missile launcher that combines the functionality of a gas management system and an anti-fratricide shield is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of gas-uptake ducts are arranged on a boundary that surrounds a missile, thereby providing a barrier to the propagation of blast energy and/or fragments across the boundary.

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