Lehigh Defense

Lehigh Defense LLC. is an American bullet and ammunition manufacturer, located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] Lehigh Defense is a global leader in bullet technology, holding 12 patents on bullet design, and currently offering nearly 200 unique machined bullets.[4]

Lehigh Defense, LLC
TypeAmmunition 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); specifically the .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 FTM "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 its ability to penetrate intermediate barriers, such as windshield glass, without deforming.

Aside from solid copper bullets, Lehigh Defense is a Type 10 FFL 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.[6]

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 September 1, 2020.
  5. "Our Patents". www.lehighdefense.com. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  6. "SSK Firearms". sskfirearms.lehighdefense.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.


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