The aim of the Next Generation Powder project is to bring together various partners – the companies KNDSand PB Clermont and the research laboratories of ULg and Belgium’s Royal Military Academy– in order to conduct research that will culminate in the development of a new spherical propellant powder with enhanced particle size and energy content characteristics through a new manufacturing procedure that will open the door to the medium-caliber and mortar ammunition markets while maintaining the specific features and advantages of spherical powders (flowability, loading density, etc.). The principle will rely on incorporating a HE energy base and environmentally-friendly additives for better control of combustion than with the usual propellants. That will enable the powder to generate more pressure and thus additional thrust for ammunition when it is fired.
