US 12,228,382 B2
Propulsionless hypersonic dual role munition
John K. Foster, St. Peters, MO (US); Ryan Binkholder, Webster Groves, MO (US); and Thaddeus Jakubowski, Jr., St. Charles, MO (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/727,924.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/217,598, filed on Jul. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0012398 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. F42B 10/46 (2006.01); B64C 30/00 (2006.01); B64D 1/06 (2006.01); F42B 10/64 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 10/46 (2013.01) [B64C 30/00 (2013.01); B64D 1/06 (2013.01); F42B 10/64 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A propulsionless munition configured to be launched from a hypersonic aerial vehicle, comprising:
a munition body that is free of any propulsion system for producing thrust, the munition body comprising a forward section including a radome assembly, and an aft section comprising a control system; and
wherein the radome assembly comprises:
a nose radome; and
a frangible radome cover disposed over the nose radome, wherein the frangible radome cover is detachable from the nose radome upon detection by the control system of a predetermined threshold comprising at least one of a predetermined altitude or a predetermined temperature.