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Eurenco's Cast-PBX explosive charge selected for Rheinmetall new DM121 artillery ammunition.
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Eurenco's Cast-PBX explosive charge selected for Rheinmetall new DM121 artillery ammunition
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Eurenco has been selected by German leading ammunition manufacturer Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH for the explosive charge of its new DM121 155mm artillery ammunition. The Cast-PBX explosive charge designed by Eurenco for the DM121 ammunition has been successfully tested in South Africa and Germany in 2015-2016. Rheinmetall fired hundreds of DM121 shells with success in all conditions.
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 Eurenco's Cast-PBX propellant has been selected for Rheinmetall DM121 ammunition(Credit: Eurenco) |
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Series production is to be launched by Eurenco late 2016 for deliveries of 30 000 explosive charges over three years. The ammunition filling is done by Eurenco in its explosive plant in Sorgues (France) using an innovative filling process in an up-to-date workshop.
Main advantages of Eurenco’s Cast-PBX explosive charges for Artillery ammunition include high performances (88% RDX content) and excellent Insensitive Munitions (IM) properties. Moreover, Cast-PBX explosives offer enhanced mechanical properties and temperature stability in extreme conditions compared to other technologies. Eurenco welcomes this new contract as an addition to its long-term partnership with Rheinmetall in explosive solutions for Tank, Artillery and Mortar ammunition. Eurenco is the European leader in Energetic Materials with a complete range of Explosives, Propellants and Combustible items for Defense, Security and Civil markets. Eurenco is a truly global company with 4 production plants in France (Bergerac, Sorgues), Belgium (Clermont) and Sweden (Karlskoga). Eurenco is also present in the United States through a commercial office in Washington DC. |