India moves forward in its arsenal repository with the production of one of the most powerful non-nuclear bombs across the globe. According to reports, Economic Explosives Ltd., a subsidiary of Solar Industries based in Nagpur, developed three new explosive formulations under the Defense Export Promotion Scheme of the Navy. “The new additions are anticipated to significantly bolster our armed forces' firepower and explosive effectiveness," officials stated. They highlighted that SEBEX 2 offers a substantially more powerful blast effect compared to existing solid explosives. The efficacy of explosives is typically assessed using TNT equivalence, where higher values indicate greater lethality and destructive power.

“Conventional explosives, like DENTEX/TORPEX, which are used in conventional warheads, aerial bombs and many other ammunitions worldwide have TNT equivalence of 1.25-1.30," officials added.

Presently, the most powerful conventional explosive used in India, specifically in the Brahmos warhead, has the TNT equivalence above or of 1.50. The explosive has been under extensive testing and evaluation by the Indian Navy, to ensure the success of this development. The final certifications for the explosive were completed last week. This development comes as an achievement for the Indian Navy. The Navy announced progress towards "Aatma Nirbhar Bharat" by enhancing weapon and ammunition efficiency.

"Another step towards achieving #AatmaNirbharta in Defense. #IndianNavy has successfully conducted certification tests for the explosives, which are being indigenously developed by M/s Economic Explosives Limited, Nagpur. #ordnancedeliveryontarget," it stated.

Created as part of the Make in India initiative, SEBEX 2 incorporates a formula centered around high-melting explosives (HMX). The company is also said to be working on a new version anticipated to possess explosive capabilities approximately 2.3 times greater than TNT.

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