SBIR-STTR Award

Dim and Imperceptible Tracer Ammunition Product Development
Award last edited on: 5/19/2011

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : Army
Total Award Amount
$69,969
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
A10-121
Principal Investigator
Brady Broussard

Company Information

BMB Discount Guns Ammunition and Supplies

PO BOX 518311 West Milton Avenue
Milton, LA 70558
   (337) 856-6694
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Location: Single
Congr. District: 03
County: Lafayette Parish

Phase I

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Phase I year
2011
Phase I Amount
$69,969
BMB Discount Guns, Ammunition, and Supplies proposes to develop a novel form of dim tracer ammunition. This ammunition is a non-burning, chemically inert, constant mass tracer. This design of this dim tracer is such that it cannot be perceived by enemy forces, even with enhanced optics. This ammunition can be manufactured with masses substantially identical to ball ammunition. By matching the mass and trajectory of ball ammo, the lethality of our tracer ammunition is increased to that of conventional ball ammunition. The production techniques possible with this new form of tracer will also allow for the production of highly accurate, “match” grade tracer ammunition. These new tracer materials, as a class, tend to be non-reactive, pose no flammability risk, and are biologically safe. Precautions in handling and potential ammunition manufacture would be limited to the inhalation and dust contamination hazards common to all powdered materials. Our luminescent tracer concept will greatly increase the value of dim tracer ammunition by providing a more accurate and reliable ammunition tracer to the American warfighter and simplifying and eliminating many of the hazards currently experienced in manufacturing traditional small-arms tracer ammunition.

Keywords:
Dim Trace, Tracers, Non-Burning, Imperceptible To Enemy Forces, Constant Mass Tracer, Trajectory Matching, Chemically Inert Tracer, Alternative Tracer

Phase II

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