Episode 289 - Stealth Additive Works Tisha 5.56 Testing - Technical Discussion (07-JAN-2026)

Today’s Topic:

  1. Sound Signature Review 6.209 – Stealth Additive Works Tisha on the 10.3-in 5.56 MK18. What happens when high level engineering combines all the hybrid design principles we’ve been discussing on this podcast for years into a compact silencer design, and additive manufacturing makes it possible to produce? You get things like this. This is the technical discussion to accompany the report published 22-DEC-2025. (00:09:50)

    a. Intro and recap (00:10:53)

    b. Tisha physical overview (00:13:48)

    c. Tisha silencer design (00:31:35)

    d. Silencer Hazard Map Brief 8.1.7 (00:50:28)

    e. System performance (01:02:20)

    f. Overall thoughts (01:20:10)

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