The Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Department provides RDT&E of energetic materials; chemical, biological, radiological defeat and defense systems; and technologies to evaluate energetic materials and ordnance. The department also provides the scientific foundation needed to determine the behavior and suitability of energetic materials for ordnance applications.
Capabilities![A technician prepares a Tomahawk missile for functional ground testing](/Portals/103/Images/NSWC_Indian_Head/RDTandE/100203-N-ZZ999-001.jpg)
- Novel molecule synthesis to small-scale formulations
- Characterization of energetic materials
- Shock and detonation physics and reaction dynamics
- Explosive and propellant formulations, insensitive munitions
- Characterization of energetic materials
- Advanced diagnostics data analysis tools and software
Primary Products
- Energetic materials R&D
- Technology development and transition
- Advanced energetic materials for use in insensitive munitions, thermobaric weapons, and other applications
- Test and evaluation technology development for energetic materials and ordnanc
- Materials characterization
- Explosives detection technology
- Functional ground test