Integral Suppressed Weapon Barrel Navy SBIR FY2007.3 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2007.3 Topic No.: N07-161 Topic Title: Integral Suppressed Weapon Barrel Proposal No.: N073-161-0637 Firm: Davis Defense Group, Inc. 415 Broadway St Ste 201 Quantico, Virginia 22134 Contact: Joseph Rustick Phone: (602) 472-0337 Web Site: www.davisdefense.com Abstract: In an armed engagement, the first few seconds are often critical. Suppressed systems allow US assets to engage the enemy without giving away their position. During combat at night with our night vision devises, we own the night until we pull the trigger. Without suppressed systems, the enemy will fire at our muzzle flashes and inflict casualties without the need for night vision equipment. The goal of our SBIR project is to achieve the benefits of a suppressed system without changing the balance of the weapon. This implies more than is stated. A well balanced suppressed weapon that is not reliable and accurate is hazardous if not entirely useless. To reach the stated goal, the suppressor design must be mated to the design of the weapon in question. We will design suppressor systems for the M-16 and M-2 weapons systems that outperforms existing state-of-the-art suppressor systems in the areas above. Benefits: The anticipated benefits of this technology would be several fold. First, military units would have a force multiplier that would preserve the lives of US troops while increasing their combat effectiveness. We would accomplish this by decreasing flash and creating a linear source of sound, which both contribute to reduced location identification, with minimal effect on accuracy and reliability. Second, civilian police in SWAT situations would be able to distinguish the gunfire of fellow officers from that of hostiles. Third, high frequency hearing loss, a major cause of disability in military and police, would be markedly reduced. There are four areas of commercialization. Police are an obvious market. Game control officers can use suppressed weapons to prevent panic when dispatching injured animals in urban areas. Civilian sales in the US represents a large market. Sales to foreign military can be a large market if US State Department will approve the sale. Return