Abstract: A pyrotechnic charge for production of IR radiation, which is characterized in that a brominated compound is included as a fuel and/or as an oxidant and/or as a binder. A pyrotechnic charge such as this can be used, for example, to produce an IR decoy with ?-band spectral matching.

Abstract: A multimodal explosive, in particular for blast charges, which has, for increasing the power, a powder additive which is formed by a hydrogen-terminated monocrystalline silicon powder of at least one grain size range, which powder has the advantage that no oxidation phenomenon takes place even over many years - even at storage in ambient air. Due to the non-oxidized crystal surfaces, advantageously an immediate joint reaction with the explosive takes place in the detonation front and also extends into the post-reaction period with increasing crystal sizes, so that a different propellant effect is achieved depending on the additive.

Abstract: An infrared decoy flare composition for generating infrared radiation, including a fuel, an oxidizing agent and a binder, wherein the decoy flare composition contains no metals or metal-containing compounds and no halogens or halogen-containing compounds. Such an infrared decoy flare composition can be particularly advantageously used in aerial infrared decoy flares for civil aircraft.

Abstract: A method and a system for defense against surface-to-air missiles (Manpads), which represent a threat to military and civil aircraft during takeoff and landing. For missile defense, the missile is jammed by irradiating it with electromagnetic jamming radiation. This jamming radiation may be constituted of continuous-wave irradiation or frequency packets with a defined pulse repetition rate.

Abstract: A microwave generator (10) having a hollow central electrode (12) with a front face including hollow emmission element (18), and having an outer electrode (14), which coaxially surrounds the central electrode (12) along an axially extending resonator section (16). The two electrodes (12, 14) define a spark gap (36) and are connected to a high-voltage source (38). An ultracompact microwave generator (10) is implemented by the high-voltage source (38) being arranged in the hollow central electrode (12) of the microwave generator (10) rather than on the outside thereof.

Abstract: A mechanical initiating system (10) for caseless ammunition including a weapon breech block and a powder body chamber adjoining the weapon breech block. A firing pin is axially displaceably arranged in a through hole (26) formed in the weapon breech block. A powder body, which can be initiated by the firing pin and having a priming device, is arranged in the powder body chamber. In order to achieve a reliable and simple sealing between the firing pin and the inside wall of the through hole, the weapon breech block has a grease reservoir which is open facing towards the through hole, and the firing pin is peripherally provided with at least one grease groove.

Abstract: In order to move a textile braking element (16) which is in the form of an annular disk and which is deployed radially under the effect of centrifugal force rapidly into a contour which is stable in respect of shape and which is always properly defined even under afflux flow conditions, a cloth (33) which is cut in the form of a circular ring is provided by virtue of radially extending tucks or darts, with a reduced outside periphery (32) in such a way that the opening movement is thereby limited to the shape of a flat obtuse-angled hollow truncated cone which, by means of reinforcing bands (34) which are sewn on along generatrices of the frustoconical surface, is pivotably mounted to the holding ring (15) at the inside periphery (31) while along the outside periphery (32), it is provided with a peripherally extending accumulation of mass (29) for increasing the centrifugal deployment forces; wherein in the front end region of the stowage space (14), the ring (15) is axially fitted into the contour of the fus

Abstract: A floatable smoke pot which floats in a stable position with a casing can water-tightly closed by a cover through a closure device. Smoke-generating bodies of a pyrotechnic material, which can be ignited by an igniting device, are arranged in the casing can. A stable floating position is achieve through a ballast weight in the casing can at the can bottom (14). A number of column elements forming the smoke-generating bodies are arranged in the casing can in a uniformly distributed relationship, standing on the ballast weight. The space which remains free of the column elements in the casing can is filled with a buoyancy material. The cover has holes which in the unused original condition of the smoke pot are water-tightly closed with closure elements which can be torn open so that the smoke pot can also be submerged in water for a limited time without extinguishing of the smoke-generating bodies.

Abstract: A microwave generator has at least one resonator with two mutually opposite resonator electrodes which are separated by a spark gap. The spark gap breaks down when a high-voltage is applied. The resonator electrodes are designed in the area of the spark gap such that they result in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional section with a substantially constant, minimum electrode separation.

Abstract: A high-explosive blast effect charge of high performance composed of red phosphorous, an explosive and a binding agent.

Abstract: An infrared decoy flare composition for generating infrared radiation, including a fuel, an oxidizing agent and a binder, wherein the decoy flare composition contains no metals or metal-containing compounds and no halogens or halogen-containing compounds. Such an infrared decoy flare composition can be particularly advantageously used in aerial infrared decoy flares for civil aircraft.

Abstract: A motion-restraint arrangement (48) with elongate lines of elements (10), wherein each line of elements (10) has a number of individual elements (12) which can be erected by spring elements (20) from a small-volume thin storage condition into a large-volume active condition. Each respective individual element (12) has flexible lateral edge elements (16, 18), which in the active condition define a parallelepiped. The spring elements (20) extend in spatially diagonal relationship between the corners (22) of the respective parallelepiped (14). A motion-restraint arrangement (48) which is easy and inexpensive to produce and which has optimum restraint properties is obtained in that the spatially diagonal spring elements (20) are formed by spring wires (24), which extend in a zigzag shape in the longitudinal direction of the respective line of elements (10).

Abstract: A wide-angle optical system (2, 40) having an objective (4, 42) and a mirror system, including a curved mirror (6, 46) for projecting a wide-angle image through the objective (4, 42) onto a detector (10, 44). At least one mirror (8, 46) of the mirror system is arranged movably relative to the objective (4, 42). It is possible to achieve a zoom function, a large elevation range and a selection of an enlarged section from the wide-angle image.

Abstract: A seeking fused munition (10), which at the front end thereof, has a projectile-forming insert (12). In order to define an optimally effective projectile-forming insert (12), even in a configuration of relatively small caliber, the seeking fused munition (10) is of a full-caliber configuration without a casing. A tail portion (24) is provided at the rear end of the seeking fused munition (10). The tail portion (24) is connected to the seeking fused munition (10) along a peripherally extending specified rupture portion (26).

Abstract: Microwave generator having two electrodes which are provided in a housing and are separated via a spark gap which breaks down when a high voltage is applied in order to emit microwaves, in which the first electrode (6) is in the form of a pot, and the other, inner electrode (5) engages over the first electrode on the outside at a distance therefrom at least over a part of the length thereof with the pot-shaped electrode (6) having a bottom section (10) which concurrently forms the side termination of the housing.

Abstract: An optical arrangement (2) for a homing head (16), for the purpose of imaging an object scene onto a detector unit (4), including a control unit (24), a first optical unit (10) having two at least partially transparent optical elements, in particular prisms (42, 44), a second optical unit (14) and a beam deflecting unit (18), the first optical unit (10) directing radiation from at least two sections of the object scene onto the beam deflecting unit (18) in a superimposed fashion, and the beam deflecting unit (18) selecting one of the sections and, in conjunction with the second optical unit (14), imaging the selected section on the detector unit (4).

Abstract: In order to make it possible to direct sufficient microwave energy at a target with an electronic device which is to be interfered with or to be destroyed, the beams (7) from at least two antenna arrays (10) are focused on an effective area (8) in the vicinity of that target, preferably from a vehicle (3) which is equipped with these arrays (10). For effective super-imposition of the emitted microwave energy (7) in the emission direction of in each case one of the arrays (10), the use of an arc for discharging the capacitance (43) of the resonator via its spark gap (13) is observed, and is recorded quasi-continuously optoelectronically. The electrode separation of the spark gap (13) or the fluid pressure of the dielectric in the vicinity of the spark gap (13) is then varied by control elements such that all of the spark gaps (13) in an array (10) ignite virtually at the same time, so that their discharge current pulses which lead to the emission of the microwave energy (7) start virtually in phase.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus (10) for cooling a detector (52), the cooling apparatus including an inner and an outer countercurrent heat exchanger (12 and 14, respectively) for a first and a second gas in a thermally insulating housing (16), the inner countercurrent heat exchanger (12) being arranged within a sublength of the outer countercurrent heat exchanger (14), and the inner countercurrent heat exchanger (12) being spatially separated from the outer countercurrent heat exchanger (14) by an outer sleeve (18). In this apparatus, the outer sleeve (18) has a partition plate (32) between an expansion nozzle (28) for the first gas located at the end of the inner countercurrent heat exchanger (12) and the remaining part of the outer countercurrent heat exchanger (14).

Abstract: A wing arrangement (10), which can be pushed onto a structure, such as a missile, and which includes a number of tubular segments (14) and a number of wings (16) which are arranged on the tubular segments (14). In order to allow the wing arrangement (10) to be pushed on over a missile, it includes structure for expandable connection of the tubular segments (14). Also provided is a missile having a wing arrangement (10) of that kind.

Abstract: A jettisonable nosecone (10) for a missile is specified, which nosecone (10) is longitudinally split into at least two parts (15, 16) and is held together by detachable connecting structures, in which case the connecting structures are designed to actively move the at least two parts (15, 16) away from one another when released. A missile having a correspondingly designed nosecone (10) is also provided. A nosecone (10) of this type allows simple jettisoning during every flight phase of the missile, and is also suitable for retrofitting to an already existing missile.