NTS has been serving the needs of the U.S. government, military, and commercial sectors for fifty years. NTS technical experts have the knowledge, experience and dedication to successfully conduct extensive evaluation and testing programs. We can provide complete turnkey solutions for MIL-STD testing and other compliance programs, helping you manage risk, improve safety and develop better products overall.
With one of the nation’s largest networks of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited test laboratories, NTS has been providing MIL-STD turnkey testing solutions, including ammunition testing and firearm testing, to the U.S. military, government, and commercial enterprises for more than 50 years. All of our facilities are state-of-the-art, and our personnel — always willing to share their knowledge and insights to determine the right tests for your needs — are among of the best in the industry.
To evaluate the lethality effectiveness of advanced warheads, one must accurately characterize a warhead’s fragment mass and velocity distributions, along with the blast over-pressure spatial distribution.The lethality effectiveness evaluation of advanced warheads requires accurate characterization of the warhead’s fragment mass and velocity distributions, along with the blast over-pressure spatial distribution.
NTS Camden (Arkansas) is an integral part of the NTS Defense Group. The facility has logged more than 20 years of experience performing destructive testing for the defense industry, and has provided IED and mine blast test services to some of the nation’s premiere armor and armor systems developers. NTS Camden is ready and able to assist armor manufacturers and developers in accurately assessing the performance of current and new armor designs against improvised explosive devices and mine blast threats.
The ability of military-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) to withstand a ballistic impact is critical. Proper testing is a requirement of any product covered by MIL-H, MIL-STD, NIJ and other regulatory standards. National Technical Systems (NTS) — one of the largest networks of testing labs in the country — performs industry-leading destructive material testing out of its Wichita, Kansas and Chesapeake, Maryland locations. Staffed by expert engineers who can develop a comprehensive testing routine for your product, NTS is a key partner to the defense contractors whose products are keeping American troops and law enforcement officials safe around the world.
Ballistics testing is a critical component of the QA processes associated with MIL-STD-810 and other regulatory guidelines. At NTS, we have more than 50 years of experience helping defense contractors meet these challenges while developing more effective tools and technologies for America’s troops. With a number of ballistics testing facilities throughout the country, we specialize in meeting your project’s requirements in a safe and cost-effective manner. Our team of in-house engineers is comprised of recognized experts in their field, and our testing labs are equipped with some of the most sophisticated measurement and analysis tools available today.
NTS’s Camden, Arkansas location is proud to host the National ordnance and Ballistics Test Center, one of the best-equipped military ordnance and munitions testing facilities in the country. NTS Camden is a multidisciplinary test facility that has been designed from the ground up to provide a safe, cost-effective theatre for ordnance and munitions-related analysis, including armor testing, explosives testing and more.
Forced entry testing is conducted on building envelope and system components such as doors, windows, wall panels and escape hatches as an attempt to penetrate or distort an edge in order to disengage a fitting or device from its mountings and allow access. The US Department of State has developed a standard that all building envelope and system components used in both domestic security and overseas facilities are required to achieve. NTS conducts all forced entry test in their DOS approved facility in accordance to the SD-STD-01.01 standard. All testing is witnessed by DOS personnel with NTS providing reports on all tests performed.
In addition to its multiple open test ranges/arenas, the Camden facility has over 35,000 square feet of enclosed climatic conditioning area and facility space. This allows for sequential or simultaneous Safety series and IM testing of AA&E items. This extensive facility infrastructure allows NTS to conduct parallel projects and tests for expedient testing of multiple items.
Firearms require extensive testing before they are suitable for either the consumer market or for use in combat situations. At National Technical Systems (NTS), our facilities have been specially designed to meet these testing requirements. Our test ranges are equipped with industry-leading monitoring and data acquisition equipment that make both regulatory compliance and general QA simple.
NTS has been serving the needs of the U.S. government, military, and commercial sectors for fifty years. NTS technical experts have the knowledge, experience and dedication to successfully conduct extensive evaluation and testing programs. We can provide complete turnkey solutions for MIL-STD testing and other compliance programs, helping you manage risk, improve safety and develop better products overall.
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