Patent ID: 8237096

Claim:
An apparatus comprising a kit for equipping a mortar round with the ability to glide when dropped from altitude, the apparatus comprising: a housing configured to be attached to a rear portion of a mortar round; a threaded joint configured to attach the housing to a rear portion of a mortar round, wherein the threaded joint is configured to engage with threads of a mortar round originally intended to engage with a tail section; at least one wing configured to provide lift and two or more movable control surfaces configured to permit flight control, wherein the at least one wing and the two or more movable control surfaces permit a mortar round equipped with the kit to have a glide ratio of at least 1:1, wherein the glide ratio comprises a ratio of forward distance traveled to downwards distance traveled while gliding at constant speed; at least one hard mounting point for coupling the housing, directly or indirectly, to a launcher; one or more servos configured to actuate the movable control surfaces for flight control; a control system configured to determine position and to guide the equipped mortar round via control of the servos to a designated target; and at least one interface for transfer of data and/or power between a launcher of an unmanned aerial vehicle and the control system.