Lehigh Defense

Lehigh Defense is an American ammunition manufacturer, located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] Lehigh Defense is a global leader in bullet technology. They currently offer over 200 unique solid copper bullets, and hold 12 patents on bullet design.[4]

Lehigh Defense, LLC
Ammunition manufacturer
IndustryAmmunition
HeadquartersQuakertown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, USA
Productsfirearm components, ammunition, bullets
WebsiteLehigh Defense
Recovered Lehigh Defense ME subsonic bullets fired from a suppressed short barreled rifle.
9mm 90gr Fluid Transfer Monolithic Bullet
Lehigh Defense 90gr 9mm FTM bullet fired though .5" plywood into calibrated 10% ballistic gel .
A Lehigh Defense Armor Piercing Reactive (APRE) bullet impacting on AR500 steel.

Lehigh's most notable bullet technology is the Maximum Expansion (ME), a .308 caliber, 201 grain expanding subsonic rifle bullet which is used by several Special Operations Forces. Lehigh has produced over 6 million ME bullets for US and allied militaries. Additionally, Lehigh Defense patented Fluid Transfer Monolithic (FTM) technology[5]. On impact with a soft target the "flutes" on the bullet ogive channel tissue and fluid radially from the bullet's path causing wounding similar to hollow-point bullets. The main benefit of an FTM bullet is that it penetrates intermediate barriers significantly better than a lead core bullet.

Aside from solid copper bullets, Lehigh Defense is a leading manufacturer of Armor Piercing and Reactive Ammunition currently in service with Special Operations Forces around the world.

Lehigh Defense acquired SSK Industries in 2019, and has re-branded it SSK Firearms.

References
  1. Flanigan, Eve (May 11, 2016). "Copper 300 BK by Lehigh Defense raises the bar for performance". Guns.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  2. Ammoland (July 26, 2016). "Lehigh Defense Announces Solid Copper Monolithic Wide Flat Nose Bullets". Ammoland Shooting Sports News. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  3. Cerino, Michelle (June 8, 2016). "5 Things About Personal-Defense Ammunition". Women's Outdoor News. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  4. "Our Patents". www.lehighdefense.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  5. "Our Patents". www.lehighdefense.com. Retrieved July 6, 2020.


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