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Vulcan Shaped Charge System
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Vulcan Shaped Charge System
Vulcan™ is a user-filled, modular shaped charge system for low-order destruction, deliberate detonation, and trepanning of unexploded ordnance, on land and underwater. In service with EOD organisations worldwide, it earned Alford Technologies the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation in 2004. The same core system forms the backbone of the Vulcan Counter Limpet Mine System™, in service with the Royal Navy. Vulcan in action: In April 2026, a Vulcan shaped charge safely neutralised a WWII bomb at Singapore's Changi Airport, enabling low-order disposal of legacy ordnance in one of the world's busiest aviation environments.
90%+ low-order success rate against target munitions, giving operators high confidence in the outcome
Six projectile types (copper, magnesium, aluminium, and liquid) with explosive loads adjustable from 10g to 50g, configurable to the target
Effective to 80m depth underwater using the supplied accessories
Disintegrates on firing, with no dangerous fragment projection
Low NEQ, predictable effect, and easy to load and configure
Explosive Load and Performance
Copper Cone Set, Jet Forming
Produces a jet that can pierce holes through ~75mm of mild steel or thicker concrete or brickwork or cause the detonation or deflagration of steel-cased ammunition.
Copper EFP Set
Generates an explosively formed projectile (EFP) that can penetrate robust targets at much greater ranges than the jet-forming cone. This enables Vulcan™ to be used as a de-armer and disruptor device.
Magnesium Cone Set, Jet forming
It is less penetrating than a copper cone, but it can still easily penetrate even thick-walled shells or bombs and ignite the explosive or pyrotechnic filling.
Magnesium EFP Set
It generates an explosively formed projectile (EFP) that can create large (20mm diameter) holes in 5mm thick steel targets from a stand-off of at least 2500mm.
Aluminium EFP Set
Delivers a powerful blow to remove shell fuses and bomb pistols or jam their mechanisms. Provides a low-cost disposal alternative to de-armers that use heavy steel barrels.
Liquid Projectile Set
A pair of plastic cones shapes a water projectile which penetrates steel-cased munitions with a thickness of up to 10mm.
Vulcan Projectile Combo Set
A combination set containing two of each Vulcan™ projectile, including copper, magnesium, aluminium and liquid projectiles.
See the specifications tab for more information on Vulcan projectiles.
Optional Accessories
Nozzle Set™
Underwater Stand-off Capsule™
Trepanning Attachment Set™
Flash Suppressing Water Jacket Set™
Specifications
| NEQ | Min. 10g plastic explosive (PE) Max. 50g plastic explosive (PE) | ||
| NSN | 1385-99-833-2491 | ||
| Projectile | Per pack | NEQ | NSN |
| Copper Cone Set, Jet Forming | 10 | 20-50 g | 8 1385-99-285-4051 |
| Copper EFP Set | 10 | 20-50 g | W8 1385-99-131-4488 |
| Magnesium Cone Set, Jet forming | 10 | 30-50 g | W8 1385-99-925-0172 |
| Magnesium EFP Set | 10 | 20-50 g | W8 1385-99-147-5891 |
| Aluminium EFP Set | 10 | 15-50 g | W8 1385-99-837-0017 |
| Liquid Projectile Set | 10 | 10-30 g | W8 1385-99-131-4430 |
| Vulcan Projectile Combo Set | 12 (2 x each of the above) | 10-50 g | W8 1385-99-447-3037 |
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