Traditional military bombs are designed to create a large casualty-producing radius. However, a large lethal radius is undesirable in urban or other sensitive locations. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) based at Eglin Air Force Base has identified a need for a low collateral damage bomb. A significant contributor to the large lethal footprint of traditional bombs is the deadly metal fragments that are created upon detonation. In order to reduce these metal fragments, and consequently the lethal footprint, low collateral damage munitions are being explored based on the use of composite materials. Composite materials will reduce to non-lethal fibers. The current low collateral damage bomb has a composite case and an internal aluminum strongback. This aluminum strongback serves as structural support for the composite case as well as providing an interface between the bomb and the bomb rack. However, the aluminum strongback also fragments upon detonation, increasing the damage attributes of the system. The purpose of this project is to further reduce collateral damage by constructing the strongback of composite materials. Composite Strongback Aluminum Strongback The design and construction of a composite strongback prototype was achieved, resulting in a 40% reduction of aluminum by weight in comparison to the aluminum strongback. This was accomplished while also providing better bomb case support upon ejection and reducing the risk of lateral motion of the bomb in flight. The length of the composite strongback was increased by 22% over the aluminum strongback, while its width was by increased by 43%.