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Conax Florida Corporation manufactures a variety of seawater and "all water" activated explosive inflation systems. These devices integrate intelligent electronics and explosive technology for high reliability and fully automatic operation.
An excellent example of this technology is illustrated above. This device is fully qualified to MIL-D-23615 and in production for use on the BQM-74E target drone. Upon water entry, this device automatically inflates a bladder on the aft section of the target to orient and assist in the flotation of the target during recovery.
This device can be supplied with a variety of gas bottles for different buoyancy requirements.
In addition to inflation systems, Conax Florida Corporation integrates this water sensing technology into parachute release systems and line cutters.
Additional information concerning this unique water activated explosive technology may be obtained directly from Conax Florida Corporation.