MS Award Technical Achievement Laureates
| YEAR | TOPIC | COMPANIES | NAMES |
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| 2025 | Energetic Defect Characterization (EDC) | DEVCOM-AC (USA) | Aaron Benfante Nicholas Tashjian |
| 2022 | Development of an IM aircraft bomb model Mk82 General Purpose (Emploi Général) Reduced Vulnerability (Vulnérabilité) | RWMI (ITA) EURENCO (FRA) DGA (FRA) DGA - IM Committee (FRA) |
Fabio Sgarzi Gianpetro Roccatagliata Bruno Nouguez Philippe Chabin Laurent Lafargue Kévin Roussel Joffrey Duchon Jérôme L'Hostis Frank Dupuis Fabien Chassagne Valérie Vincent Murat Erdogan |
| 2021 | Efforts in the assessment of HD 1.3 | NAWCWD SMS, Inc. ARCTOS Engility, Inc. SATECH DDESB NAVFAC EXWC |
Aubrey Farmer Nathaniel Davis Cynthia Romo Kevin P. Ford Brian Bojko Austin Bons Clint Guymon Jon Chrostowski Alice I. Atwood Thomas L. Boggs Josephine Covino Ming Liu Michael Oesterle |
| 2019 | F21 IM Heavyweight Torpedo Warhead Development | Naval Group (FRA) EURENCO (FRA) |
Damien Courrillaud Rodolphe Fougeyrollas Luc Chaffois Bruno Nouguez Vincent Coisnon Philippe Chabin |
| 2018 | Advancement in Fast Heating Test Methods | Engility, Inc. (USA) WTD91 (DEU) MOD (NLD) FMV (SWE) DGA (FRA) NAWC China Lake (USA) NSWCDD (USA) Bofors Test Centre (SWE) TNO (NLD) US Navy (USA) |
Alice Atwood Alexander Blumenberg Albert Bouma Per Cederberg Fabien Chassagne Kevin P. Ford Dave Hubble Rickard Lindström Pierre-François Péron J.H.G. (Gert) Scholtes Thomas Swierk Jon Toreheim Ephraim Washburn Jon Yagla |
| 2016 | Brimstone 2 Missile | ROXEL (GBR) TDW (DEU) MBDA (GBR) DOSG (GBR) DE&S (GBR) |
Richard Johnson Andrew Strickland Christian Euba Colin Lapsley Holly Pennington Chris Roberts Ray Gibson Lance Finnay Anthony Bates |
| 2015 | Higher Energy Insensitive Munition Fill Implementation into Mortars | US Army PM-CAS, ARDEC & BAE Systems (USA) | James Chang Charlie Patel Leila Zunino Dan Napolitano Seham Salazar Nick Baldwin Philip Samuels Daniel Zaloga Keyur Patel Virgil Fung Mike Ervin Brian Alexander David Price |
| 2013 | LLM-105, a highly Insensitive Explosive | LLNL (USA) | Philip Pagoria |
| 2012 | Implementation of Reduced Sensitivity Explosive IMX-101 | US Army PM-CAS (USA) ARDEC (USA) US ARL (USA) BAE Systems (USA) |
Jim Rutkowski Charlie Patel Sanjev K. Singh Philip Samuels Anthony Di Stasio Brian Roos Mike Ervin Virgil Fung Brian Alexander Alberto Carrillo |
| 2010 | Development of the 120mm IM HE-T Round | NAMMO Raufoss AS (NOR) GD-OTS (USA) GT-OTS St Marks (USA) BAE Systems, Holston (USA) |
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| 2009 | General Purpose Bomb Insensitive Munitions | PMA-201 Naval Air Systems Command (USA) NAWC China Lake (USA) 328th ASG, Eglin AFB (USA) |
Vicki Brady Que Bui-Dang Manfred (Fred) Becker Joe Stromsness Steve Kelley Stephen Struck |
| 2007 | Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) | 328th ASG, Eglin AFB (USA) PMA-259 Naval Air Systems Command (USA) |
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| 2006 | IM-Compliant Propellants & the Introduction of New IM-Improved Gun Propellants / Charge Systems | Nitrochemie / Rheinmetall RWM (DEU/SWE) |
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| 2006 | EIDS Properties for a Cast-cured Plastic Bonded Explosive FOXIT Underwater Use | FOXIT Team, Oy Forcit AB (FIN) | |
| 2006* | SLIM, a Minimum Smoke, 1.3 Haz Class, IM Compliant Rocket Motor | ROXEL (GBR) | |
| 2006* | Flight Qualified Composite Case Missile Airframe | Composite Case Captive Carry (C4) Qualification Program Team (USA) | |
| 2004 | Reduced Vulnerability, Melt-Cast, DNAN-Based High Explosives for Low-Cost Ammunition (60 mm Mortar) | TACOM ARDEC / ATK Thiokol Propulsion (USA) | John B. Niles Pamela Ferlazzo Roger Wong Daniel Doll Nikki Rasmussen Alan Allred |
| 2004 | Reduced Vulnerability, Melt-Cast, NTO-Based High Explosives for Low-Cost Ammunition (155mm Artillery) | GIAT Industries (FRA) | Gérard Augustin Philippe Morand Régis Aumasson Maryse Vaullerin |
| 2004 | Reduced Vulnerability Cast-cured, I-RDX® Based High Explosives for Low-Cost Ammunition | Rheinmetall (DEU) EURENCO (FRA) SNCTEC (CAN) |
Paul Wanninger Bruno Nouguez Loïc Minguet Bernard Mahé Nathalie Maher Pierre Pelletier |
| 2003 | ESSM Composite Rocket Motor | Nammo Raufoss AS (NOR) | Kai Fossumstuen Stein Tenden Øystein Bjørge Eirik Løkke Onno Verberne Tor-Alexander Fjeldly |
| 2003 | Advanced Development High Explosives Team | NSWC IH (USA) | Karen Burrows K. Wayne Reed Daren Knutson George Hennings Joseph Mackey Gerald Laib Joseph Change Amy Didion Steven Jones Craig Cornish Brian Shaffer Harold Sandusky Robert Hutcheson Dorothy Cichra Kirk Newman Louis Montesi |
| 2003° | Efforts in Support of IM Multi-purpose Bombs | EURENCO (FRA) | Patrick Salle Patrick Blanc Yvon Laudrin Bruno Nouguez Bernard Mahe |
| 2003° | I-RDX® | EURENCO (FRA) | Alain Freche Joseph Aviles Lionel Donnio Christian Spyckerelle Serge Lecume |
| 2001 | Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) System | Lockheed Martin & AFRL (USA) | David A. York Ron Wilson Eric E. Roach George W. Brookes Glenn Overby Joseph G. Glenn Stephen Struck John F. Leahy |
| 1997* | High Performance Structural Composite for IM Applications | Thiokol (USA) | Victor Singer Warren L. Graser |
| 1997* | Dual Explosive Warhead Technology | NSWC (USA) | Michael Vittorio |
| 1997* | Design of EIDS | SNPE (FRA) | Jean Isler Alain Bécuwe |
| 1997 | High Performance Less Sensitive Penetrator | Matra BAE Dynamics (FRA/GBR) SNPE (FRA) |
Nathaniel Saidenberg Patrick Blanc Henri Miermont Kerry Pakullus Bruno Nouguez |
*: Special Mention
°: Honorable Mention
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