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Explosives and Chemicals

Overview

Australian soldiers firing mortars during training

Adhering to the design parameters prescribed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), ADI manufactures and supplies explosive and chemical products at its production facilities located at Benalla, Victoria, and Mulwala, New South Wales for use by the ADF.

A comprehensive range of high quality chemical and explosives products includes:

  • Pyrotechnics
  • High explosives
  • Explosive/electro-magnetic devices
  • Rocket motors
  • Safety critical products: flares, signalling devices
  • Operational mission specific switching mechanisms and detonating devices

ADI's expertise and resources are also used to undertake associated ballistic performance analysis, trials, testing, and design services for explosive and chemical products.

ADI's range of chemicals and explosives products for military application include:

  • Demolition stores
    • Demolition block
    • Firing device demolition
    • Plastic explosive
  • Detonators
    • Detonator non-electric F1A1
    • Detonator electric F2A1
  • Grenades ( 42Kb )
    • Hand grenade F1 (HE)
    • Hand grenade F3 (Practice)
  • High Explosives ( 39Kb )
    • Composition A3
    • Composition B
    • RDX, TNT and related compositions
    • Tetryl replacements
    • Grade A RDX (IRDX) ( 441Kb )
  • Naval-Submarine
  • Rocket motors
    • Cast composite filled rocket motor for the Nulka decoy
  • Simulators
    • Battlefield simulator
  • Warheads
    • Penguin - insensitive munition warheads