Patent ID: 8430033

Claim:
An ammunition round assembly, comprising: a projectile with a smart fuse programmable via a signal; a propellant charge; a body made of a material consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly, the body having an interior area containing the propellant charge, a first end portion connected to the projectile, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion; a base at least partially enclosing the second end portion of the body, wherein the base comprises one or more data-link contacts; a data link operatively coupled to the smart fuse and to the data-link contacts to convey the signal therebetween; and a structural member positioned inside the interior area and having first and second engagement portions, the structural member interconnecting the base and the projectile substantially isolating the body from loads applied to the projectile or the base, the first engagement portion structurally connected to the base and the second engagement portion structurally connected to the projectile, wherein the structural member isolates the data link from the propellant charge between the projectile and the data-link contacts of the base.