Patent ID: 11859953
Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A submunition, arranged to be carried in a cavity of a carrier of a munition assembly, the submunition arranged to be controllably expelled from the cavity of the carrier; the submunition comprising:
a submunition explosive charge; and
a submunition fuze;
wherein:
the munition assembly is adapted to be launched, into the air, from a gun barrel, where the submunition is then arranged to be controllably expelled from the carrier and enter a body of water; and
the submunition fuze is adapted to trigger the submunition explosive charge at a predetermined pressure under the water surface, at a predetermined depth under the water surface, at a predetermined salinity of water, at a predetermined temperature of water, after a predetermined time period after entering the water, upon detection of a target sonar signature under the water; upon detection of a target magnetic signature under the water; upon detection of a target electric field signature under the water, or at a predetermined speed-of-sound in the water.