Previous generation conducted energy weapons use a simple high-energy, “blunt” pulse to penetrate through the skin and clothing barriers that serve as protective armor around the body.

Over 90% of the energy is lost in the process of barrier penetration. For this reason, high power levels (26-Watts) are required to generate an NMI effect, requiring large batteries that add weight and size to the M26 device (18 ounces total).

Patented Shaped Pulse technology uses a highly refined energy pulse that concentrates a small portion of energy to first penetrate the barrier, while the majority of electrical charge is held in reserve, flowing freely through the barrier once the leading edge has penetrated. The Shaped Pulse is comprised of two pulse phases. The first phase, called the “Arc Phase” is optimized to generate a very high voltage to penetrate clothing, skin or other barriers. The “Arc Phase” is a very high voltage short duration pulse that can arc through up to 2 cumulative inches of clothing or barriers, or one inch per probe.

Once the arc is created, the air in the arc is ionized and becomes a low impedance electrical conductor that conducts the second pulse phase into the body. The second phase of the Shaped Pulse is the stimulation phase, or “Stim Phase.” The Stim Phase does not have to arc across a barrier, since this was accomplished by the Arc Phase.

The Stim phase only has to flow across the highly conductive arc from the Arc Phase. Hence, the Stim Phase is optimized to provide maximum incapacitation for a human target while operating at super-efficient power levels.

The timing is so fast that to most electronic instrumentation, and all human observers, the Shaped Pulse appears as just one output pulse (arc).

The result of Shaped Pulse NMI technology is a high-performance, highly efficient system with an incapacitating effect that’s greater than even the vaunted M26, in a weapon that is 60% smaller, 60% lighter and consumes 1/5th the power.