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An air dispensed assembly in the form of a submunition cannister is disclosed which has the capability to perform a lateral maneuver during the final 1500 ft. of descent before impact. Maneuvering is accomplished by deploying a samara blade shaped wing from the rear of the submunition cannister afte

An air dispensed assembly in the form of a submunition cannister is disclosed which has the capability to perform a lateral maneuver during the final 1500 ft. of descent before impact. Maneuvering is accomplished by deploying a samara blade shaped wing from the rear of the submunition cannister after ejection from the casing of the launching shell. The wing is sized and provided with an angle of attack which causes the cylindrical shaped cannister to spin as it descends downward at approximately a constant rate of descent. A passive infrared sensor in the nose of the cannister provides target information to a data processor which generates steering commands to appropriately alter the wing angle of attack so as to bring about a corrective lateral change in direction. When within lethal range of the sensed target, the warhead in the submunition is detonated.

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An air dispensed submunition having the capability to perform a lateral maneuver during descent onto a target area, the submunition comprising: a cannister having an axis and a generally cylindrical shape, said cannister containing a warhead capable of detonation; means for inducing spin to said can

An air dispensed submunition having the capability to perform a lateral maneuver during descent onto a target area, the submunition comprising: a cannister having an axis and a generally cylindrical shape, said cannister containing a warhead capable of detonation; means for inducing spin to said cannister about its longitudinal axis; a wing attached by its one end to the top end of said cannister, the second end of said wing extending outwardly at right angles to the axis of said cannister, the chord of said wing having an angle of attack sufficient to impart a rotation torque to said submunition during descent; sensor means for detecting targets of opportunity in the search footprint area below said descending submunition, said search footprint field of view being larger than the lethal range of said warhead; data processor means for generating steering commands from target information gathered by said sensor means; a means acting on said wing for changing the angle of attack thereof in response to said steering commands for maneuvering said submunition within lethal range of said target; and signal activation means to generate a detonation command to explode said warhead.