Demilitarization

American Rheinmetall Munitions, Inc. is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, with production facilities in Camden, AR, Texarkana, TX, and Windham, ME. It is part of Rheinmetall's Weapon and Ammunition division and supplies the U.S. Armed Forces with infantry munitions, medium caliber ammunition, and direct and indirect fire large caliber munitions. The company also provides protection systems for vehicle survivability, munitions demilitarization, and load, pack, assembly, and full rate production capabilities.

engineeringfull-rate productionload, pack, assemblyMunitions manufacturingprogram managementpropellant production

Blackbeard Ordnance and Munitions LLC is a veteran-owned small business based in Shreveport, LA, with a team of experienced former engineers and scientists from Aerojet Rocketdyne, General Dynamics, Anduril, and other prime contractors. The company develops, manufactures, and tests energetic articles including solid propellants, plastic bonded explosives, and medium and large caliber ordnance and munitions, and also has experience with energetic waste disposal and environmental remediation.

ballistic designblast analysisDOT hazard class certificationenergetics manufacturingenergetic waste disposalEnvironmental Remediationexplosive safety designformulation developmentLAP operationsmechanical property and ballistic testingMilitary Munitions Response Programplastic bonded explosives manufacturingpyrotechnics and ignitorssolid rocket propellant manufacturingUXO / geophysics

DetTX is an independent engineering and design firm with over 40 years of expertise in energetic materials and large-caliber munitions. It designs, builds, and optimizes ammunition and weapons manufacturing facilities worldwide, ensuring explosive safety and ITAR compliance. The firm works with defense primes, government agencies, and industry innovators to modernize legacy systems, improve safety, and accelerate R&D.

facility design and commissioningfailure modes and effects analysisLAP processesmelt-pour operationsmodeling and simulationnondestructive inspection including X-ray qualificationprocess designprocess hazard analysisSystems Integration

Dynasafe provides protection from explosives and hazardous materials, drawing on 30 years of service to the defense industry. The company manufactures gas-tight bomb disposal and explosive containment chambers and complete plants for the destruction of conventional and chemical munitions, and offers plant operations, maintenance, and training services. Its CEO is Charles (Charlie) Diggs.

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El Dorado Engineering, Inc. is an engineering firm based in West Jordan, Utah, describing itself as the world experts in demilitarization. It designs, fabricates, installs, and starts up systems for demilitarization, thermal disposal, environmental pollution control, and general engineering, including contained burn systems, explosive waste incinerators, and transportable flashing furnaces.

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Poliex is a specialized company in the defense industry focused on the development and production of industrial explosives, initiating means, and a chemical program, with a fully integrated production process and its own development. Based in Police, Berane, Montenegro, it produces explosives for mining, construction, and infrastructure, along with military and special-purpose products.

blasting/mining workschemical productionexplosives productionexplosives transportquality controltechnical supporttraining and education

Arcwood Environmental™ provides environmental services including hazardous and non-hazardous waste transportation, treatment, and disposal, industrial cleaning, remediation, emergency response, demilitarization and explosive disposal, and environmental compliance training. The company states it has been performing environmental services since 1970 and has over 1,800 employees.

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HVF West LLC is a secure government demilitarization (DEMIL) and material recovery contractor with over 4 million square feet of operating space throughout the United States. Beginning operations in 1995 at its Tucson, AZ facility, the company provides demilitarization and total destruction of military equipment with material/value recovery in CONUS and OCONUS regions, with a processing capacity in excess of 20 million pounds monthly per facility.

HazMat and HazWaste handlingmaterial recoveryMobile DEMIL teamsOnsite and offsite operationsShredding with Fritz Hammermill shreddersSortation