Abstract: A high energy explosive having reduced shock sensitivity for tactical weapon platforms to increase the safety margins to the warfighter if the weapon became involved in an unplanned event on the battlefield. The high energy explosive having a reduced crystalline particle size below about 30 microns, preferably 10 microns, and coated with a thermoplastic elastomer, which is capable of being compressed into a warhead configuration and attached to a weapon. The high energy explosive having a greater than 25% reduction in shock sensitivity compared to the same crystalline energetic material without undergoing size reduction prior to being coated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 21, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 27, 2022
Assignee:
BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Brian Alexander, David Wilson Price