Disclosed is a firing device for shock tube. Shock tube is a non-electric explosive initiator, well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. The firing device is configured to provide a redundant dual-ignition capability for connected shock tube. In this way, a second attempt to initiate the shock tube can be made immediately following a failed first attempt. To provide this functionality, the firing device includes a primer tray that can be preloaded with two primers. Using an operably connected selector, the primer tray can be rotated between use positions that individually locate each primer for detonation.

A disrupter for launching a combination of water and a projectile toward an explosive device to disable the explosive device. The position of the projectile in the barrel of the disrupter determines an exit velocity of the water and the projectile from the barrel of the disrupter.

Provided herein are fluid jet enhancement adapters for use with a propellant driven disrupter. The adapter may comprise: a first end operably connected to a muzzle end of a propellant driven disrupter barrel and a second end, wherein a longitudinal region extends between the first end and the second end. The longitudinal region has: a longitudinal region inner surface that defines a longitudinal region lumen; a longitudinal region outer surface opposably facing the longitudinal region inner surface, with a longitudinal region wall having a wall thickness that separates the longitudinal region inner surface from the longitudinal region outer surface. The longitudinal region lumen has a first end inner diameter that is substantially equivalent to a muzzle inner diameter. The longitudinal region wall forms a continuous surface that radially isolates the longitudinal region lumen from a surrounding environment.

A recoil managed disruptor includes a disruptor device having a barrel from which a slug of material is fired. A piston is mechanically coupled to the disruptor device. A housing which supports the disruptor on a positioning device includes a deformable recoil absorber (DRA) constraint. The DRA constraint is configured to receive a sacrificial DRA structure comprised of a semi-rigid material. The piston is responsive to a recoil force produced when the disruptor device is fired to travel along an axial length of the housing and permanently deform the DRA structure within the DRA constraint.

Provided herein are fluid jet enhancement adapters for use with a propellant driven disrupter. The adapter may comprise: a first end operably connected to a muzzle end of a propellant driven disrupter barrel and a second end, wherein a longitudinal region extends between the first end and the second end. The longitudinal region has: a longitudinal region inner surface that defines a longitudinal region lumen; a longitudinal region outer surface opposably facing the longitudinal region inner surface, with a longitudinal region wall having a wall thickness that separates the longitudinal region inner surface from the longitudinal region outer surface. The longitudinal region lumen has a first end inner diameter that is substantially equivalent to a muzzle inner diameter. The longitudinal region wall forms a continuous surface that radially isolates the longitudinal region lumen from a surrounding environment.

An apparatus for use with a disrupter to disable explosive ordnance and improvised explosive devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a sleeve adapted to be fit around the barrel of the disrupter, wherein the sleeve has an opening of generally circular cross section and an aperture for holding a positioning rod; and a positioning rod connected to the sleeve through the aperture for positioning the disrupter in relation to the explosive ordnance or improvised explosive device. The use of the sleeve and positioning rod combination permits rapid determination of stand-off for the disrupter and the angle of impact of the charge the disrupter will fire. The device is particularly useful in disabling pipe bombs.

A multidirectional explosive disruptor system including a disruptor container cavity; a disruptor tube having an initiating explosive chamber extending from a disruptor tube open end to a disruptor tube shoulder and a primary explosive chamber extending from the disruptor tube shoulder to a disruptor tube bottom wall; a container cap having a aperture formed therethrough; and a strain relief connector having a body portion with external strain relief connector body threads, the body portion being at least partially insertable through the aperture such that at least a portion of the external strain relief connector body threads extend through the aperture, the external strain relief connector body threads formed so as to interact with internal disruptor tube threads to repeatably threadedly attached the strain relief connector to the disruptor tube.

A disrupter cannon is used to disrupt or destroy explosive devices. A disrupter cannon may launch a liquid (e.g., water) toward an explosive device to disrupt the explosive device. The liquid may be launched through a nozzle. The nozzle may include passages that spread the liquid to for a column of liquid with a cross-section. A nozzle that provides a column of liquid with an oval cross-section may be more effective at disrupting certain types of explosive devices.

A disrupter cannon and a reducer for increasing a pressure of water expelled from the disrupter cannon to disable an explosive device housed in a hardened container.

A liquid disruptor device and a method of manufacturing the same are introduced. The liquid disruptor device comprises a front casing, a liquid seal film, a rear casing, a plane wave generator and a counter-impact cover. The plane wave generator generates a plane blast wave which compresses a liquid contained in the front casing and a liner to not only focus blast energy of the liquid but also allow the liquid to form a liquid knife current for destroying explosives. Hence, the liquid disruptor device displays higher efficiency per unit weight of explosives when detonation thereof occurs at multiple points. Further, a liquid disruptor device module inclusive of at least two liquid disruptor devices combined to assume a geometric shape is introduced.