Ammunition and Projectiles

SERDP and ESTCP projects are developing and demonstrating alternative primer formulations, propellants, and projectiles that do not contain harmful materials or generate hazardous waste in production.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Non-Ozone Depleting Sealants for Ammunition Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-674
Principal Investigator: Mr. Dean Martinelli, US Army ARDEC
SERDP Jan 1997

Laser Ignition to Replace Chemical Ordnance Igniters for Propulsion

Project Information
Project ID: WP-680
SERDP Oct 1998

Recycling Propellants in Nonpolluting Supercritical Fluids: Novel Computational Chemistry Models For Predicting Effective Solvents

Project Information
Project ID: WP-695
Principal Investigator: Dr. Betsy Rice, US Army Research Lab
SERDP Oct 1998

DoD/DOE Clean Agile Manufacturing of Energetics

Project Information
Project ID: WP-63
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Short, Office of Naval Research (Code 333)
SERDP Oct 1998

Extraction and Recycling of LOVA Propellants Using Supercritical Fluid Extraction

Project Information
Project ID: WP-660
SERDP Oct 1998

Shock-Absorbing Concrete (SACON) Bullet Traps for Small-Arms Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199609
Principal Investigator: Mr. Gene Fabian, U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center
ESTCP Aug 1999

Solventless Manufacture of Artillery Propellent Using Thermoplastic Elastomer Binder

Project Information
Project ID: WP-867
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lawrence Merwin, Naval Air Warfare Center
SERDP Oct 1999

Insensitive Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1072
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Short, Office of Naval Research (Code 333)
SERDP Oct 1999

Green Energetic Materials

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1115
Principal Investigator: Mr. Marc Magdinec, Naval Surface Warfare Center
SERDP Nov 1999

Elimination of Toxic and VOC Constituents from Small Caliber Ammunition

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1057
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Middleton, AMSTA-AR-CCL-B, Bldg 65N
SERDP Oct 2000

Closed Loop Energetics with VOC Emission Reduction (CLEVER)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199704
Principal Investigator: Ms. Valerie Plummer, Naval Surface Warfare Center
ESTCP Jul 2002

Lead-Free Initiator Materials for Small, Electro-Explosive Devices For Medium Caliber Munitions

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1306
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ross Millar, QinetiQ
SERDP Jun 2003

Medium Caliber Lead Free Electric Primer

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1331
Principal Investigator: Mr. Phil Dixon, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Apr 2004

Investigation of Alternative Energetic Compositions for Small Electro-Explosive Devices for Medium Caliber Ammunition

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1307
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Hirlinger, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
SERDP Apr 2004

Investigation of MIC Materials for Electrically Initiated Lead Free Primers (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1183
Principal Investigator: Mr. Ron Jones, NAVAIR Weapons Division
SERDP Jul 2004

New Primary Explosives Development for Medium Caliber Stab Detonators

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1364
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Hirlinger, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
SERDP Sep 2004

Environmentally Friendly Advanced Gun Propellants

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1363
Principal Investigator: William Fawcett, ATK Thiokol
SERDP Sep 2004

Environmentally Benign Impact Initiated Devices Using Energetic Sol-Gel-Coated Flash Metal Multilayers

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1362
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexander Gash, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
SERDP Nov 2006

Environmentally Acceptable Medium Caliber Ammunition Percussion Primers

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1308
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Ellis, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
SERDP Oct 2007

Demonstration and Qualification of Small-Caliber Combat Ammunition Manufactured with Lead-Free Projectiles

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199901
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kimberly Watts, U.S. Army Environmental Center
ESTCP Sep 2008