Small Arms, Ammunition, Demolition and Explosive Ordnance Experience

PSG personnel have a long history of involvement with conventional munitions and explosives. This experience is briefly summarized as follows:

Conventional small arms ammunition

• Technical evaluations (accuracy, mechanical, human factors)
• Armor piercing projectile development
• Bullet resistant material development
• Ammunition fabrication
• Sniper rifle development
• Anti-material weapon R&D
• Weapons and ammunition identification

Low signature weapons

• Cartridge and projectile design
• Ammunition fabrication
• Suppressor, moderator and distorter design, fabrication and evaluation
• Tactical employment concept assessments

Conventional explosive ordnance

• Explosive ordnance disposal
• Munitions countermeasures
• Ordnance identification methodologies

Improvised explosive ordnance

• Explosive ordnance disposal procedures
• Munitions countermeasures procedures
• Incident response
• Tools and techniques

Explosive and incendiary sabotage

• Target analysis (tactical & strategic)
• Calculation of required charge
• Fabrication of charges or devices
• Charge or device placement
• Fuzing