Research on Warhead Drop Safety and Its Implications for Mine Warheads

Warhead drop safety involves multiple aspects such as explosive formula, charging process, warhead design, and service environment. The literature on the warhead drop safety of conventional weapon ammunition was comprehensively summarized, and the current status of warhead drop safety was systematically analyzed from five aspects: research on typical explosive impact sensitivity, dynamic mechanical properties of typical explosives, theoretical research on non-impact ignition of warhead charge drops, warhead drop testing and simulation research, and evaluation methods and standards for warhead drop safety. In addition, some suggestions on the drop safety study of mine warheads were put forward. The analysis results in the article could provide a reference and guidance for the research on the drop safety of mine warheads.