Ammunition & Energetics
Magnesium powder plays a critical role in ammunition and energetic systems.
Magnesium powder is valued for its high combustibility, intense heat output, and bright white burn characteristics. Coogee USA produces magnesium powders engineered for consistency, purity, and controlled reactivity. We are supporting the demanding performance requirements of modern defense and energetic formulations.
Coogee’s magnesium powders are optimized for:
- Incendiary ammunition and devices requiring high thermal energy output
- Military flares and signaling systems where intense illumination and burn duration are essential
- Tracer rounds designed to provide visible flight paths for training and active combat use
- Explosives, PBX materials, and solid propellants requiring enhanced burn rate and pressure output
- MTV ignition compositions and advanced igniter systems requiring reliable, high-temperature transfer of energy
- Thermobaric mixtures engineered to produce high-temperature blast effects and sustained pressure waves
With magnesium capable of burning at temperatures exceeding 3,000°C, precision control over particle size, surface chemistry, and impurity levels is critical. Coogee USA delivers magnesium powders manufactured to tight specifications, ensuring predictable ignition behavior, stable performance, and repeatability across production batches.
Coogee USA Certifications
Being ITAR registered and ISO 9001:2015 certified, Coogee USA ensures strict compliance and uncompromising quality, making us a trusted partner to defense primes and U.S. government programs.
Questions about Coogee USA Ammunition and Energetics products?
“Realizing a gap in the Defense Industrial Base of Magnesium powder production, Coogee in Ottawa, Illinois, invested in this critical technology to bring much needed competition to the industry. Over the past 15 months, Coogee has stood up and commenced manufacturing and qualification of a atomized Magnesium powder production facility. Magnesium powder is provided in military decoy production and what Coogee brings to the table will significantly benefit the stakeholders for Infrared Decoys.”
– Kenneth Tuten
Defense Industry Advisors


