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A tail fin assembly for a munition having a housing configured for attachment to the munition, at least one flight control surface, an actuator for effecting movement of the flight control surface(s), so as to facilitate guiding of the munition, and a guidance system for controlling the actuator mec

A tail fin assembly for a munition having a housing configured for attachment to the munition, at least one flight control surface, an actuator for effecting movement of the flight control surface(s), so as to facilitate guiding of the munition, and a guidance system for controlling the actuator mechanism. The guidance system has a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for effecting control of the actuator mechanism.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A retrofit tail fin assembly for converting a munition into a global positioning system (GPS) guided munition for guidance to a selected target via a transition of at least one flight control surface, the tail fin assembly comprising:a tail fin housing engageable to the

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A retrofit tail fin assembly for converting a munition into a global positioning system (GPS) guided munition for guidance to a selected target via a transition of at least one flight control surface, the tail fin assembly comprising:a tail fin housing engageable to the munition without disturbing activatable components thereof, the tail fin housing having a tail fin inside compartment;a GPS receiver disposed within the tail fin compartment, the GPS receiver being operative to autonomously generate GPS navigational signals; andan actuator mechanism disposed within the tail fin compartment and in communication with the GPS receiver and the flight control surface, the actuator mechanism being operative to regulate movement of the flight control surface in response to the GPS navigational signals.