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Shortages and Risks to the U.S. Energetic Materials Supply Chain

  Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) staff conducted research on the U.S. energetic materials supply chain and provided links to a Government Accounting Office report that describes what the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)…

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Making Satellites Safer: The Search for New Propellants

Developing new propellants for satellites to replace toxic hydrazine would make launching and handling satellites safer, but it also requires disrupting current systems, according to researchers. As the number of satellites soars, so will the…

Navy Engineer Invents “Flash Corridor,” Improves Burn Profile of Ammo

A U.S. Navy engineer has invented a tiny plastic tube that adds a flash corridor to cartridge ammunition, giving the propellant an improved burn profile. In contrast to traditional rounds that burn back to front and forcing some propellant into the firearm’s barrel, when ammunition with a flash corridor is fired, the primer causes molten

AFRL Puts New Technologies Into Space Aboard World’s Most Powerful Launch Vehicle

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) successfully put new technologies into space, June 25, as part of the Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP-2) mission, managed by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket,