Thales Australia is one of Australia's foremost defence companies, employing some 3,000 people. Thales Australia's businesses run the gamut of defence support activities, from ammunition production through to the installation and commissioning of complex ship management and radar systems. Thales Australia is proud of its position in the Australian market, and constantly strives to improve its performance through investment and innovation.

In the year 2007 Thales Australia is nearing 121 years of experience in ammunition manufacture and 97 years of powder production. The company can trace its roots to the Colonial Ammunition Company (1888, Footscray, Victoria) and "the Cordite Factory" (1911, Maribyrnong, Victoria). In the time since we have seen many changes, but one constant has been a commitment to providing quality ammunition and components for use in the defence of our country.

Thales Australia's ammunition and propellant capabilities have kept pace with rapid developments in applied technology. Now extending to production of insensitive rocket motor propellant and motor filling, insensitive warhead filling and development of a quality Australian propellant for the Australian Army's 25mm Bushmaster cannon ammunition, Thales Australia's expertise and capability in energetic materials is second-to-none in our region.

Australia's sporting shooters have for some years now enjoyed using ADI Sporting Powders. Products on the Australian market are a direct result of our defence commitment and as a result of our international partnership, ADI sporting powder is now used by discerning shooters across the globe, and we like to think that our commitment to quality and innovation will see us at the forefront of powder development and manufacture for many years to come.

ADI Sporting Powders

ADI Sporting Powders cover the full range of burning rate requirements from the fast burning handgun and shotgun powders right down to the very slow big-bore magnum rifle powders.

The shotgun powders are all large diameter disc powders, double base in composition, covering a wide range of applications in 12,20 and 28 gauge loads. All the shotgun powders are exceptionally clean burning.

ADI handgun powders are all smaller diameter disc powders manufactured for very uniform metering through powder loaders. The faster burning powders are double base in composition for increased energy. The slower burning powders for use in heavy loads are single base. All the handgun powders are exceptionally clean burning when loaded correctly.

All the rifle powders are single perforated tubular propellants of single base composition based on ADI's experience in developing powders for the Australian Defence Forces' use in extreme climatic conditions. As a consequence all the rifle powders have, as a feature, low ballistic temperature coefficients - ie. velocities and pressures do not vary with ambient temperature like most of the other powders available for reloading. In addition, the powders all have good loading characteristics with respect to bulk density and uniformity of metering through powder loaders. They are also very clean burning at normal loads.

All ADI sporting powders are packaged as UN class 1, Hazard Division 1.3C. (mass fire risk).

ADI powders are packed in 500 grams, 1kg, 2kg, or 4kg containers, depending upon type of powder.

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