Ordnance Testing | Ballistic Testing

National Technical Systems owns and operates the National Ordnance and Ballistic Test Center situated in the Highland Industrial Park in Camden, Arkansas. Established within the original 68,000-acre Shumaker Navy Ammunition Depot and a portion of Highland Industrial Park, the complex is equipped to conduct a wide array of severe and dangerous tests on weapon systems, ordnance, shaped charge, rocket motors, hazardous materials and commercial products. One of the most complete ordnance testing facilities in the country, it was developed by NTS to satisfy the weapons industry manufacturing and testing needs well into the future.

Highlights of Camden's Defense-Industry Testing Capabilities

• Fully instrumented small, medium and large caliber ranges
• Calibers up to 155mm
• Ranges to 3000 Meters
• Arena Testing of Warheads and Weapons
• Shoulder Fired Weapons Testing
• Complete MIL-STD-2105 Insensitive Munitions Testing
• Single and Dual MIL-STD-2105 Fragment Impact Testing
• External Fire, Fast and Slow Cook-Off Testing
• Bullet Impact Testing using Small, Medium Caliber Ammunition
• Ballistic Limit (V50) of Materials and Projectiles
• MIL-S-901 Lightweight Shipboard Shock
• Complete Environmental Facility
• Complete Dynamics and Shock Facility
• Lithium Battery Performance and Safety Testing
• Handle and Store Explosives, Propellants, and Ordnance Class 1.1v
• DIS Cleared Facility and Staff
• GSI Testing through local DCMA Representatives

Click here to review greater detail of NTS ordnance and ballistic testing capabilities on our NTS Camden page.