Slip On Boosters (SOB)®

Description

SOB® Slip On Boosters are a flexible PETN-based explosive composition shaped into a cylinder. It is manufactured in six-, eight-, and twenty-gram units and is used primarily for increasing the output strength of a non-electric or electric detonator. Other variations of Slip On Boosters can be made to meet specific design needs. Militarized Slip On Boosters are qualified to MIL-E-46676 and manufactured in accordance with the NAVSEA drawing 6545554 (MK140 MOD 0). Additionally, Slip On Boosters can be manufactured using an RDX based explosive composition for enhanced explosive output.

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