Diehl Defence has received an order fromFranceto develop and qualify modern naval ammunition. It constitutes a refinement of the 76 mm naval ammunition employed worldwide.
76 mm x 636 naval ammunition with insensitive explosives
The new ammunition is being realized with insensitive explosives and is scheduled for deployment in the Oto Melara SUPER RAPIDO L-62 naval guns of the new frigates FREMM and HORIZON from 2015. The 76 mm ammunition is capable of engaging both air and sea targets as well as coastal targets.
Diehl Defence will thus become the first supplier worldwide of naval ammunition meeting the requirements of insensitive ammunition (IM) according to STANAG. As opposed to the old variant, it prevents detonation of the ammunition in case of enemy shelling or fire on board. This contributes to the protection of the vessel´s crew.
Diehl Defence has so far delivered approx. 300,000 cartridges of the conventional ammunition to the naval forces of Germany,Denmark,Greece,Ireland,Canada,Ecuador,Columbia,Qatar, the Netherlands,Turkeyand other nations.
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