SHATTER SYSTEMS
Ultimate Performance Small Arms Ammunition
Research
Developing the ammunition of the future — and setting new benchmarks for AP performance in small arms platforms — by pioneering research in novel tungsten alloys, compounds, and related materials.
Development
Beyond core materials, we’re reimagining conventional small arms bullets for improved aerodynamics, better accuracy at range, higher sectional density, and maximal velocity retention.
Impact
By going beyond modernization — by utilizing bespoke materials and designs that have been painstakingly optimized — we’re able to make decades-old cartridges like 5.56x45mm really shine, and raise them to unprecedented heights.
Ammunition optimized for terminal performance.
The armor piercing bullets issued by today’s militaries were developed to penetrate low-hardness steel — WWII-era rolled homogeneous armor — and that’s something they do well enough. But they fail to measure up against modern targets made of ultra-high-strength steel or ceramic composites.
Shatter researches and develops modern AP projectiles that are optimized for performance against the armor systems of today — and tomorrow. We’ve formulated rigorous models to assess material development, have developed entirely new test methodologies, and utilize the expertise of the world’s leading experts in tungsten chemistry and metallurgy — guided by the principle that the products we develop should be substantially more capable and more versatile than those we seek to replace.
Tungsten used right
Tungsten carbide in a cobalt binder, the WC-Co used in today’s standard-issue AP projectiles, is far from the final word in armor-piercing bullet core materials. It’s common in bullet cores because it’s a low-cost, ubiquitous industrial material and a holdover from 1960s ammunition research projects, not because it’s somehow ideal. It is, in fact, far from ideal — especially if what you’re shooting at is harder than RHA, as modern armor tends to be.
These tungsten-based materials have other potential applications in aerospace, munitions, and armor.
And tungsten isn’t all we do, but the rest is classified.
Improved bullet designs for legacy platforms.
5.56×45mm
7.62×51mm
.300 BLK
And more.
Our core focus is on 5.56x45mm, with a simple objective in mind: AP and terminal performance that outmatches larger full-power cartridges. There’s a lot of life left in 5.56×45mm, and remarkable performance advances are yet possible. We plan on making that very clear.
Pioneering future ammunition development.
Shatter has materials and systems ready for government and agency evaluation on an R&D or trial basis. Please feel free to request more information on our current offerings.