OverPressured LLC is a veteran-owned American defense technology small business based in North Carolina, dedicated to developing practical solutions that reduce occupational exposure to repetitive, low-level blast overpressure (BOP). Founded by a former U.S. Army mortarman with firsthand experience of heavy-weapons blast exposure, the company focuses on protecting military personnel from the cumulative effects of blast pressure generated during weapons training and operational activities. Its mission is to advance warfighter protection without compromising training realism, operational readiness, or mission effectiveness.
Guided by three foundational principles of Awareness, Community, and Engagement—OverPressured connects military blast exposure research, operational experience, and emerging protective technologies. Through collaboration with military commands, scientific researchers, and defense organizations, the company seeks to move blast safety beyond exposure monitoring and risk identification toward practical engineering solutions that reduce exposure at its source.
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HIVE6™ Modular Blast Countermeasure Array
HIVE⁶ (HIVE6™) is a patent-pending modular, interlocking blast overpressure mitigation system engineered to reduce reflected blast pressure within enclosed military training environments, including tactical shoot houses, explosive breaching facilities, and specialized training structures.
Constructed from a proprietary hexagonal viscoelastic geometry, HIVE⁶ panels are designed to disrupt and dissipate reflected blast energy generated when pressure waves encounter rigid walls and other surfaces. The system provides a scalable, infrastructure-based approach to blast exposure mitigation without requiring fundamental changes to training procedures or tactical scenarios.
HIVE⁶ is being evaluated for its ability to reduce reflected blast overpressure and potentially mitigate associated acoustic and broadband impulse energy. Its development focuses on providing military commands and training facilities with a practical means of reducing occupational blast exposure while preserving realistic, high-intensity training.
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Pelta-6™ Helmet-Mounted Blast Protection
Pelta-6™ (PELTA6™) is a patent-pending, helmet-mounted protective device designed to mitigate occupational blast overpressure exposure at the vulnerable posterior skull and cranio-cervical junction. Originally developed for mortar crews and other personnel routinely exposed to heavy-weapons blast, Pelta-6 employs a distinctive raised hexagonal surface geometry engineered to influence blast wave interactions around the rear of the helmet.
Pelta-6™ has undergone laboratory and field evaluation involving Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt University, the Department of Defense Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE), and U.S. military organizations such as the National Guard, the 75th Regiment and USASOC. These investigations have documented measurable changes in blast transmission, biomechanical response, and reductions in measured blast overpressure under specific test conditions.
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Advancing the Science of Military Blast Exposure Mitigation
OverPressured LLC supports the advancement of occupational blast safety through engineering innovation, independent scientific evaluation, and engagement with military operational and acquisition communities.
The company welcomes inquiries from U.S. Department of Defense commands, military program managers, contracting officers, defense research laboratories, universities, and industry partners interested in evaluating, acquiring, or collaborating on emerging blast exposure mitigation technologies.
Our mission: Mitigate blast exposure. Preserve training realism. Protect the force.
REDUCE EXPOSURE. TRAIN THE SAME.
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