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Conax Florida Corporation manufactures a variety of seawater or "all water" activated explosive release devices. These devices integrate intelligent electronics and explosive technology for highly reliable 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 releases the vehicle's parachute to assist in vehicle recovery.

This particular model has an ultimate carry load of 11,000 pounds. Other Conax models can carry up to 63,000 pounds.

In addition to release devices, Conax Florida Corporation integrates this water sensing technology into stored gas systems and line cutters.

Additional information concerning this unique water activated explosive technology may be obtained directly from Conax Florida Corporation.

1814-010 Specification Sheet