L-126 Designing for Insensitive Munitions (IM)

The most effective method for achieving a successful Insensitive Munition (IM) design is to use a systems approach. The three key elements in the IM systems approach are:

• The choice of the energetic materials (EMs)
• The mitigation technologies and design tradeoffs integrated in the design of the case and more generally in the non-explosive parts of the munition.
• The mitigation technologies and design tradeoffs integrated in the design of the packaging

These three key elements will be reviewed in this report.