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
