A concealed amalgamated neutralizer device covertly combines neutralizer material of inert materials such as calcium carbonate or silicates with common energetic material for the prevention of malicious use of the energetic material. The concealed amalgamated neutralizer device may vary in shape, size, and color and is therefore adaptable to varying methods of containment. The neutralizer material mimics the energetic material without detection. Upon disassembly of the concealed amalgamated neutralizer device, the neutralizer material is mixed with and neutralizes the energetic material rendering the energetic material useless. A container is provided which has a bottom section having an interior surface including a plurality of integrally formed recesses that are filled with the energetic material which allow manipulation of flash direction and intensity upon detonation.

A method for disposing of propellant containers containing a propellant, comprising submerging the propellant containers in a detonation suppressant liquid, shredding the propellant containers while submerged in the detonation suppressant liquid into shredded propellant container material reduced in size to provide release of the propellant from the propellant containers, and removing the shredded propellant container material from the detonation suppressant liquid. A system for disposing of propellant containers is also disclosed.

A method for disposing of propellant containers containing a propellant, comprising submerging the propellant containers in a detonation suppressant liquid, shredding the propellant containers while submerged in the detonation suppressant liquid into shredded propellant container material reduced in size to provide release of the propellant from the propellant containers, and removing the shredded propellant container material from the detonation suppressant liquid. A system for disposing of propellant containers is also disclosed.

Disclosed is a method for rendering safe an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) via a powered mechanical press. The method includes identifying and classifying the IED and placing the IED into the press and determining a position of the IED within the press based on the classification of the IED. The method further includes activating the press until a fracturing device of the press reaches a fracture position with respect to the IED and holding the position of the press for a predetermined period of time when the fracturing device reaches the fracture position. Further, the method includes removing, after the IED has fractured, the fractured IED and explosive filler of the fractured IED.

The invention concerns a device (1) for neutralizing a chemical or biological weapon (2), characterized in that it comprises: a sealed enclosure (3) which delimits an internal volume (31) and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a pyrotechnic neutralizing charge (4) which is disposed inside the enclosure (3); a decontaminating agent (5) which is disposed inside the enclosure (3) and surrounds the pyrotechnic neutralizing charge (4); a mitigating agent (6) which is disposed in the enclosure (3) and covers the decontaminating agent (5).

A portable apparatus for incinerating matter in situ includes a container defining an open base and an interior incineration chamber. The open base has a perimeter lying in a single plane. A plurality of ignitable incendiary devices are mounted in the interior incineration chamber above the open base and around a perimeter of the interior incineration chamber. The ignitable incendiary devices are oriented such that flames produced by the incendiary devices are directed inwardly towards a central axis of the incineration chamber. The incendiary devices surround and point toward the matter to be incinerated.

A device for destroying a chemical agent is described. The device includes a self-contained, portable pressure vessel which is dimensioned to accommodate an artillery shell, and a heat-generating component within the pressure vessel. The heat-generating component is capable of providing a pyrolytic, exothermic reaction capable of destroying the chemical agent and artillery shell. A process for destroying a chemical agent which includes placing a chemical artillery shell within the pressure vessel, securing the pressure vessel closed, and igniting the heat-generating component inside the pressure vessel to generate a pyrolytic, exothermic reaction capable of destroying the chemical agent and artillery shell is also described.

Explosive devices may be formed from hollow members filled with explosive materials. The hollow members may be made of mating halves that are packed or loaded with explosive material prior to the mating halves being joined together. In some exemplary aspects, the hollow members are placed in fluid-filled containers such that the explosive reaction creates a wave of fluid that impacts a target. Components of the devices may be COTS items and items that may be manufacture with 3D printers.

Explosive devices may be formed from hollow members filled with explosive materials. The hollow members may be made of mating halves that are packed or loaded with explosive material prior to the mating halves being joined together. In some exemplary aspects, the hollow members are placed in fluid-filled containers such that the explosive reaction creates a wave of fluid that impacts a target. Components of the devices may be COTS items and items that may be manufacture with 3D printers.

Disclosed is a tool for applying torque to an object, the tool comprising: a frame for clamping to the object to which torque is to be applied, the frame comprising a pair of jaws with an adjustable separation therebetween, and an adjuster mechanism to adjust the separation between the jaws; at least one thruster disposed on opposite sides of an intended axis of rotation of the frame, respective thrusters providing thrust in opposite directions, so as to cooperate and generate torque on the frame; characterised in that a displaceable mass is provided within a barrel extending from at least one of said thrusters, which mass is displaced by the thruster upon actuation, so as to increase the recoil, and hence the torque, experienced by the frame upon actuation of the thruster.