Summary
The DARPA Process Intensified Energetics (PIE) program aims to break the munitions production paradigm by developing the tools and processing methods required to safely turn readily available materials into reliable energetics.
Specifically, PIE will work with diverse and uncommon input materials and conversion methodologies to increase rate, diversity, and quality of energetic material outputs through the use of adaptive process intensified chemical reactor systems, optimization planning software for chemical reactions, and automated process controls