PBXN-109

E380581

PBXN-109 is a modern, insensitive high-explosive formulation used in military munitions to provide high blast performance with improved safety against accidental detonation.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
PBXN-109 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cast-cured explosive formulation ⓘ
insensitive high explosive ⓘ
plastic-bonded explosive ⓘ
appliedIn air-delivered munitions ⓘ
land-based munitions ⓘ
naval munitions ⓘ
classifiedAs Insensitive Munitions explosive fill ⓘ
containsComponent RDX ⓘ
aluminum powder ⓘ
polymeric binder ⓘ
designedTo improve safety in handling ⓘ
improve safety in storage ⓘ
improve safety in transport ⓘ
developedFor Insensitive Munitions compliance ⓘ
hasPerformance comparable or superior energy to legacy fills like Composition B ⓘ
hasProperty castable ⓘ
high blast performance ⓘ
insensitive to accidental detonation compared to traditional explosives ⓘ
moldable ⓘ
reduced vulnerability to fire stimuli ⓘ
reduced vulnerability to impact ⓘ
reduced vulnerability to shock ⓘ
hasRole blast-fragmentation fill ⓘ
main charge explosive ⓘ
hasUse artillery projectiles ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
missile warheads ⓘ
warheads ⓘ
replaces Composition B in some applications ⓘ
usedBy NATO forces ⓘ
United States military ⓘ
usedIn military munitions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BLU-109 → explosiveFiller → PBXN-109 ⓘ
subject linked to: BLU-109 bomb