AMTEC Less-Lethal Systems is the only COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) manufacturer of stun munitions and they are displaying three at the TTPOA Conference. The Tactical Blast Munition puts off about 7-8x the over pressure of a regular flashbang ~5 psi at 7 feet, whereas the typical bang produces .7 psi at 5 feet. The Magnum Stun Munition is designed for larger rooms, auditoriums, etc. producing 10psi at 7 feet; anyone who has been banged before during training, or followed a standard NFDD into a room on an entry, will no doubt recognized what a thump that would be.
The Tactical Blast Strip produces roughly the same overpressure as the Tactical Blast, but it’s flat and light. It’s a command initiated munition that can be slid under a doorway and takes just 2 volts to initiate. The Tactical Blast Strip comes with a preset 15 cord although it can be wired longer than that, daisy-chained, mounted to the front of a ballistic shield or whatever. The entire strip is consumed when it deploys; there’s no shrapnel or fragmentation and the only thing that will remain is the cord. One instructor used a battery from an insulin pump to deploy a Blast Strip, so it does require and grounding to set up.
For more information check lesslethal.com
-DR
Tags: AMTEC, Less-than-lethal, TTPOA
What do you mean by COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) products? Anyone can buy them, as opposed to specially created devices for specific purposes?
Yes, it means that they are commercially available.
COTS doesn’t necessarily mean that anyone can buy them (just like things like morphine, demolition charges and radio-isotopes can’t be bought by just anyone). It means that it is a commercial product that can be ordered provided that any and all regulations are met by the purchaser.
This is distinct from MOTS product which has been developped based on a Military contract, but is now available as an item that can be ordered and purchased, again provided any and all regulations are met.
The correct term is GOTS which is Government Off The Shelf. You may be confused with the term M-COTS which is Modified COTS. This is a commercial product that has been changed slightly from its commercially available form. This can be as simple as a color change to as extensive as the addition of other systems to a major end item or specification of different components to that item.
COTS is an acquisition term and is not constrained by whether or not the average person can purchase it. It only matters that the item exists outside the Government supply chain.
Damn, 5psi of impulse is crazy! It could perforate ear drums pretty easily.
Also, how are these COTS? What are they doing so different to avoid falling under the NFA?
Wow! 5psi @ 7 feet, no thanks! LOL