In the last 50 years, very many new energetic compounds have been made as potential ingredients for explosive, propellant and pyrotechnic formulations. Of these compounds very few have come to be used in military munitions. To obtain a better understanding of why this has been the case and to help address the discrepancy, the NATO Insensitive Munitions Information Centre (NIMIC) held a workshop...

Energetic materials (explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics) are used extensively for both civilian and military applications and the development of such materials, particularly in the case of energetic salts, is subject to continuous research efforts all over the world. This Review concerns recent advances in the syntheses, properties, and potential applications of ionic salts based on tetr...

For many years there was little discussion of or activity to develop new energetic materials for military applications. However, since the end of the Cold War there have been significant new activities in such materials. Particularly in the last 10 years, a number of new synthesized energetic materials have been reported and generated much discussion. Some of the most interesting newly develope...