{"id":4809,"date":"2026-04-26T00:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=4809"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:15:05","slug":"braker-breakthrough-new-air-delivered-bunker-busting-warhead-tests-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=4809","title":{"rendered":"BRAKER Breakthrough: New Air-Delivered Bunker Busting Warhead Tests Successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. \u2013 In a significant leap forward for battlefield technology, U.S. Army Infantry Drone Operators have successfully tested a new warhead designed to be delivered by an unmanned aerial system (UAS).<br \/>The live-fire demonstration of the Bunker Rupture and Kinetic Explosive Round (BRAKER), which took place at a Redstone Arsenal in Alabama on March 26, comes only weeks after the initial design and rapid prototyping of the system, showcasing the Army\u2019s accelerated approach to innovation in the face of evolving threats.<\/p>\n<p><em>VIDEO BELOW<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/embed\/1003350\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Army continuously transforms by using the latest technologies for warfighting advantage, and ensures that the force is lethal, modern and ready. The development of this air-delivered munition directly supports that mission as well as two senior leader priorities in Readiness and Transformation.<\/p>\n<p><em>SLOW-MOTION VIDEO BELOW<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/embed\/1003352\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The BRAKER project, led by a team from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center and Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS), a project office under the U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics (CPE A&amp;E), aimed to create a lightweight, powerful, and lethal warhead that could be deployed from a small, agile drone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Picatinny team went from concept to live-fire in two weeks,\u201d said Col. Vincent Morris, PM CCS. \u201cBRAKER proves our ability to rapidly develop and safely deliver devastating effects from small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). We are now creating the architecture with Picatinny Common Lethality Integration Kit (CLIK) and the small universal payload interface (sUPI) for industry to scale this critical warfighter advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Picatinny CLIK is a safe and effective method for integrating lethal payloads with UAS platforms, designed and developed by DEVCOM Armaments Center engineers.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid development-to-testing timeline of BRAKER was made possible by the Army\u2019s emphasis on additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in early March, Armaments Center engineers began design, explosive pressing, housing manufacture, and integration of the warhead to be used on a low-cost and expendable one-way attack drone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262190\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-4-7-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, transfer and compatibility tests were conducted at Picatinny and approximately a dozen warheads were assembled, with one being tested on a makeshift bunker on one of the installation\u2019s test ranges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262192\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-5-3-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After proving worthiness and validating effectiveness, the prototype warheads departed Picatinny for Redstone where a live demonstration was conducted for U.S. Army leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The successful detonation of the device deployed on a drone on a designated target demonstrates a new and potent capability for the modern warfighter and illustrates how engineers can quickly design, fabricate, and integrate hardware to meet urgent and compelling needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRapid demonstrations of overwhelming lethality such as BRAKER are attributed to years of continued technology investments and the organic core technical competencies and facilities resident at the DEVCOM Armaments Center,\u201d said Anthony Sebasto, Executive Director, Munitions Engineering and Technology Center.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Eric Kowal<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"postmetadata alt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis entry was posted<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton Sunday, April 26th, 2026 at 00:00\t\t\t\t\t\tand is filed under <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/army\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Army<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/drone\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Drone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/guest-post\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Guest Post<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/category\/munitions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Munitions<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can follow any responses to this entry through the <a href=\"https:\/\/soldiersystems.net\/2026\/04\/26\/braker-breakthrough-new-air-delivered-bunker-busting-warhead-tests-successfully\/feed\/\">RSS 2.0<\/a> feed.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can skip to the end and leave a response. 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