The missile, which is made of a material with high density are able to explode five times greater than existing energy weapons. U.S. Navy scientists say, the projectile is made of new materials will be safer for the innocent people.Missiles, artillery shells and other military munitions are usually made with a steel casing which is enough to load explosives in it. The new approach of the Research Office of the U.S. Navy is replacing the existing casing with high-density reactive materials (HDRM).
The mixture will explode only when the projectile hit the target. According to Navy investigators, the latest test showed, HDRM very strong and significantly increase the blast effect.
This material increases the chance of what scientists call the military as a 'murder catastrophic'. Clifford Bedford investigators involved the development of this new material explaining the benefits of this material than existing weapons.
"In the case of metal casings of missiles, missile intentionally blown up to launch. This missile will find its target and there are all the kinetic energy will be spread on the target, "he said.
Through reactive missiles fired, could have the same explosive power sled but it will only spread on the target and the chemical energy liberated, she added. "The combination of chemical and kinetic energy gives a larger effect," he said.
These new materials have been developed for more than five years old and made of different types of iron oxidizing combined to create a chemical explosion when exploded.
Bedford said, HDRM originally used in anti-missile systems because they have greater explosive power to destroy the projectiles that are heading for the attack in the air.
"In the existing scenario, we actually shot two times because there was not much time targeting incoming missiles. Moreover, because the fraction of iron in the warhead, you can not know whether the missile had hit the target or not, "he explained.
In contrast, with reactive warheads, we just shot once, saw and could determine the effect of 'murder catastrophic, "he said. "We still have the option of shooting the second and it saves a lot of the cost of materials such as the one against the three-missile missiles," he added.
Because of this new material to react and explode in a collision target, Bredford believe this material can minimize the innocent victims. "The material is used only when they hit the target, the effect will terminimalisir destruction. If this material can be focused, destroyed the effect can be reduced, "he explained.
Researchers say this material can be applied to the grenades and bullets and other large weapons. "This material could be used in large-caliber machine gun," said Bedford. Further testing on this system will be done in September.
However, due to limited funding, the use of materials that cost three to four times the current technology used will be threatened its future. "The use of this material takes the political answers and budget allows," he concluded. [MDR]
