The Army's New Artillery Explosive Could Phase Out TNT Entirely Within A Decade

The M777 Howitzer IMX-101 will replace the TNT in standard 155-millimeter Howitzer artillery shells and could replace TNT in all large caliber munitions within ten years.

From Popular Science:

The U.S. army has enjoyed a long and incendiary relationship with TNT, but the explosive that has provided the pop in everything from artillery shells to demolition munitions could be on its way out. The Army has approved a safer, more stable alternative to replace the TNT in 155-millimeter artillery shells, and engineers at Picatinny Arsenal where it was tested say it could completely replace TNT in Army and Marine munitions within a decade.

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