Silent but deadly: Special forces seek quiet, subsonic bullets
Most bullets make small sonic booms when flying through the air, which to our ears sound like a loud, distinct "crack!" Now the commandos want to be sneakier with slower, quieter bullets. In its latest round of small-business solicitations, the Pentagon's Special Operations Command, or SOCOM, is seeking out subsonic ammunition. The reason, according to the solicitation, is to "provide superior covert and stealth capabilities" for not only the military, but police forces and the Department of Homeland Security. The Pentagon has one idea about how to build a better subsonic bullet. One solution could be using "polymer cased ammunition". The Pentagon is somewhat vague about how this will work. Special forces 'want to be sneakier with slower, quieter bullets'.The quieter bullets would travel slowly enough not to break the sound barrier. Subsonic bullets pose a greater risk of jamming.
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