Patent 7886668 was granted and assigned to Lockheed Martin on February, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A munition includes a structural component formed from a composite material comprising a energetic material dispersed in a metallic binder material. A method is also provided that includes forming a energetic material, combining the energetic material with a metallic binder material to form a mixture, and shaping the mixture to form a composite structural munition component.