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Pilot program to test and evaluate muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices

Division A · Title II: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION · Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

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The Department of Defense will run a pilot program to test devices that reduce the blast pressure from small and medium caliber weapons during training and operations. The program will assess how well these devices protect users and others nearby, evaluate their durability and impact on weapon performance, and gather information to guide future policies and purchasing decisions.

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Section Text · Sec. 233.
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(a) Program required

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate, test, and implement muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices for small and medium caliber weapons in relevant training and operational environments.

(b) Activities

Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall—

(1)

assess the effectiveness of commercially available and emerging muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices in reducing blast exposure to operators and nearby personnel;

(2)

evaluate the operational suitability, durability, and performance effects of such devices across representative weapon systems and mission sets; and

(3)

collect information to inform future Department of Defense policies, requirements, procurement decisions, and force-wide implementation strategies relating to blast overpressure mitigation.