Insensitive Munitions Benchmarks

NOTE: IM Benchmarks is under development and will be released later in 2025

It is a common misconception that reduced munition vulnerability is either not achievable, or must come at the expense of reduced performance. Insensitive Munitions (IM) Benchmarks is a resource intended to demonstrate that, with careful system design, it is entirely possible to deliver munitions which meet NATO and national vulnerability requirements without compromising on performance. For each of the three operational environments (i.e. land, sea and air), IM Benchmarks provides select examples of high-performing munitions which have improved vulnerability over comparable predecessors, and which in some cases meet or exceed NATO IM requirements.
IM Benchmarks is formatted as a brochure that can be easily shared with stakeholders such as user representatives, requirements setters, and procurement staff, in order to help them be properly informed in their decision making processes.