Ammunition Laboratory Services

Ammunition

Explore the critical aspects of ammunition in the defense and sporting industries with this detailed summary. From small arms cartridges to specialized ordnance, discover the variety of ammunition products, their manufacturing processes, and the rigorous testing standards that ensure reliability and safety in both military and recreational applications.

Ammunition Testing and Research Services

Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Ammunition testing, analysis, scientific research and development, inspection, certification, engineering, failure investigation, and product development needs including:

Ballistic testing: Evaluates the performance of ammunition under controlled conditions
including velocity
accuracy
and penetration
Propellant stability testing: Assesses the chemical stability of the propellant over time and under various environmental conditions
Primer sensitivity testing: Ensures the reliability of the primer ignition
critical for the overall performance of the ammunition
Environmental testing: Simulates extreme conditions (temperature
humidity
salt spray) to evaluate the durability and reliability of ammunition in field conditions
Quality control inspections: Include dimensional checks
visual inspection
and random sampling to ensure consistency and safety of the ammunition products

Type of Ammunition Products

Contract Laboratory can assist your company, academic institution, government agency or organization in outsourcing contract laboratories to perform testing, analysis, and product development for many Ammunition finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components such as:

Small arms cartridges: Including bullets
casings
primers
and propellant for use in handguns
rifles
and shotguns
Artillery shells: Large-caliber projectiles for use in military artillery
featuring explosive
incendiary
or smoke-producing payloads
Tank ammunition: Specialized rounds designed for armored vehicle warfare
including armor-piercing
high-explosive
and anti-personnel variants
Mortar rounds: Ammunition for mortars
offering a range of payloads for indirect fire support
such as high-explosive
illumination
and smoke rounds
Rocket and missile warheads: Payloads for rockets and missiles
designed for precision strike capabilities against a variety of targets
Non-lethal ammunition: Including rubber bullets
bean bag rounds
and tear gas canisters
used for riot control and personal defense

Ammunition Test Methods and Standards

Contract Laboratory can help with testing, analysis, assays, evaluations, examinations, inspections and certifications to different Ammunition test methods, standards, procedures or specifications.

MIL DTL-12560J - DETAIL SPECIFICATION: ARMOR PLATE, STEEL, WROUGHT, HOMOGENEOUS (FOR USE IN COMBAT-VEHICLES AND FOR AMMUNITION TESTING)
MIL DTL-32375 - ARMOR PLATE, ALUMINUM ALLOY, 7085, 7056, 7075, 7181, and 7099, UNWELDABLE APPLIQUE
UL 752 - Standard for Bullet-Resisting Equipment

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