Abstract: A high energy switching circuit for an initiator, for example, an exploding bridgewire (EBW) or slapper-type detonator, includes a charged capacitor which is placed across a pair of series diodes connected in a reverse standoff voltage mode with respect to the capacitive voltage in series with an EBW initiator circuit. A switching field effect transistor is connected in shunt across the lower diode. In the armed condition, the pair of diodes clamp the high energy capacitor voltage at their reverse avalanche voltage. Upon the activation of the switching transistor, the capacitor voltage is impressed across the upper diode and a high reverse current flows through the upper diode placing it in destructive conduction which immediately also forces the other diode into destructive conduction to complete the series circuit from the capacitor to the EBW or slapper detonator. The circuit comprises low cost components and features very good firing simultaneity between similar firing circuits.

Abstract: An out-of-line water safing and arming device includes an out-of-line barrier assembly with an internal bore. When submerged, the bore fills with water which is entrapped by a hydrostatically-driven piston assembly to cause the barrier assembly to move to an in-line armed position. However, when the device is not utilized but is removed from the water or rises to the surface, the piston in reaction to the decrease hydrostatic pressure releases the hydraulic lock allowing the water to drain out.

Abstract: A method of making an incendiary munition and product utilizes a quasi alloy zirconium or titanium type incendiary material which is formed either as an inner liner or outer liner of the shell of the munitions body by use of heat and pressure. When used as an inner liner the incendiary material may be engraved by use of a molding process to determine the explosive particulate pattern and fragmentation size of the munition. With proper location of the material in a HEAT warhead it will be ingested into the penetrated unit.

Abstract: A correlation spectrometer which utilizes Hadamard matrix spatial filters on the input and exit sides, the second filter being a composite filter whose elements can be chosen such that the spectrometer output is proportional to any arbitrary linear combination of source spectral intensities.