Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP’s Munitions Response program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that can characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage sites affected by military munitions.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Laser Neutralization of Hazardous Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199909
Principal Investigator: Mr. Valter Ezerins, Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tech Div
ESTCP Oct 2006

UXO Precise Position Tracking Using Time-Modulated Ultra-Wideband Communications

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200029
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Millhouse, USACE Huntsville
ESTCP Oct 2007

Low-Cost Hot Gas Decontamination of Explosives-Contaminated Firing Range Scrap

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200032
Principal Investigator: Ms. Deborah Furnari, U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center
ESTCP Oct 2007

Demonstration of Advanced UXO Detection and Discrimination Technologies

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200034
ESTCP Oct 2008

Innovative Navigation Systems to Support Digital Geophysical Mapping

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200129
ESTCP Oct 2004

Non-Thermal On-Site Decontamination and Destruction of Practice Bombs

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200211
Principal Investigator: Mr. Harley Heaton, UXB International Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2006

Remote Excavation of Heavily Contaminated UXO Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200327
Principal Investigator: Mr. Alan Crandall, USA Environmental, Inc.
ESTCP Sep 2007

Decontamination of Test Range Metal Debris Using a Transportable Flashing Furnace

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200412
Principal Investigator: Mr. Chad Lasson, El Dorado Engineering, Inc.
ESTCP Apr 2006

Innovative GIS and Information Technologies Supporting Wide Area Assessment of UXO Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200537
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2008

Inertial Navigation System Improvements for Target Characterization Using Small-Area Inertial Navigation Tracking (SAINT)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200604
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Millhouse, USACE Huntsville
ESTCP Oct 2008

Transportable Manned and Robotic Digital Geophysical Mapping Tow Vehicle

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200608
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Millhouse, USACE Huntsville
ESTCP Feb 2008

Vortex Lattice UXO Mobility Model for Reef-Type Range Environments

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201003
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gerald D'Spain, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
ESTCP Jul 2012

Classification and Mapping of Underwater UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199527
ESTCP Dec 1997

Low-Order, Underwater Detonation (UNDET) Study

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200104
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andy Pedersen, Naval EOD Technology Division
ESTCP Apr 2002

Dredging Equipment Modifications for Detection and Removal of Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200321
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Wild, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
ESTCP Dec 2006

Predicting the Mobility and Burial of Underwater UXO Using the Modified VORTEX Model

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200417
Principal Investigator: Ms. Barbara Sugiyama, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ESTCP May 2008

UXO Detection and Characterization in the Marine Environment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200324
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Dec 2009

Wide Area Assessment for Marine UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200808
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Feldpausch, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Deep Water Munitions Detection System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200739
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2010

Demonstration of the Laser Line Scan System for UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200911
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mike Putnam, SPAWAR Systems Center SSC PACIFIC
ESTCP Apr 2012