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Everyone has the same opinion. But DRDO will file lawsuit etc. and create problems. Export license is no problem, US is already exporting KE-W A2 freely, even Russia is said to have some for testing (probably given by Egypt, but who cares
)DRDO is in the process of developing a 120 mm smoothbore gun for FMBT, they at least get guns ready on time
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Oto Melara, Diehl Test Fire New Guided 155mm munition
Jun. 17, 2014 - 11:59AM |
By TOM KINGTON
A successful test firing of the Vulcano 155mm ammunition was announced at Eurosatory. (Oto Melara)
PARIS— Italy’s Oto Melara and Germany’s Diehl Defence have carried out a successful test firing of Oto Melara’s Vulcano 155mm munition, the firm said here at the Eurosatory exhibition.
Oto Melara and Diehl signed to team on large-caliber conventional and guided ammunition for navies and armies at Eurosatory two years ago.
The latest firing took place at Alkantpan Proving Ground in South Africa in May using a German PzH 2000 howitzer.
Oto Melara is testing unguided as well as guided 155mm and 127mm munitions that use GPS and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), as well as variants adding infrared targeting for naval use and semi-active laser targeting.
The 155mm rounds fired during the tests in South Africa were unguided as well as guided, and used GPS, IMU and semi-active laser targeting.
Infrared guidance was also tested, although IR will only be used with the 127mm naval munition.
An unguided shell was fired 52 kilometers, the maximum allowed at the test range. Oto Melara said the guided munition could have reached 80 kilometers.
The 155mm shell configuration has now been settled, an official at the show said, with full qualification expected to start by year end, qualification to be achieved in 2015 followed by production in 2016.
Italy and Germany, already customers for the Vulcano 127mm naval shell, are seen as potential customers for the 155mm version.
Pakistan, which has sent officials to witness test firings in Italy, is also seen as a possible buyer of the 155mm munition.
Oto Melara, Diehl Test Fire New Guided 155mm munition | Defense News | defensenews.com
Jun. 17, 2014 - 11:59AM |
By TOM KINGTON
A successful test firing of the Vulcano 155mm ammunition was announced at Eurosatory. (Oto Melara)
PARIS— Italy’s Oto Melara and Germany’s Diehl Defence have carried out a successful test firing of Oto Melara’s Vulcano 155mm munition, the firm said here at the Eurosatory exhibition.
Oto Melara and Diehl signed to team on large-caliber conventional and guided ammunition for navies and armies at Eurosatory two years ago.
The latest firing took place at Alkantpan Proving Ground in South Africa in May using a German PzH 2000 howitzer.
Oto Melara is testing unguided as well as guided 155mm and 127mm munitions that use GPS and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), as well as variants adding infrared targeting for naval use and semi-active laser targeting.
The 155mm rounds fired during the tests in South Africa were unguided as well as guided, and used GPS, IMU and semi-active laser targeting.
Infrared guidance was also tested, although IR will only be used with the 127mm naval munition.
An unguided shell was fired 52 kilometers, the maximum allowed at the test range. Oto Melara said the guided munition could have reached 80 kilometers.
The 155mm shell configuration has now been settled, an official at the show said, with full qualification expected to start by year end, qualification to be achieved in 2015 followed by production in 2016.
Italy and Germany, already customers for the Vulcano 127mm naval shell, are seen as potential customers for the 155mm version.
Pakistan, which has sent officials to witness test firings in Italy, is also seen as a possible buyer of the 155mm munition.
Oto Melara, Diehl Test Fire New Guided 155mm munition | Defense News | defensenews.com
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Same news, different source.
Diehl tests Vulcano precision guided ammunition at Alkantpan
Written by defenceWeb, Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Diehl Defence and OTO Melara have successfully tested their Vulcano precision guided artillery munition family during a live firing campaign at the Alkantpan test range in the Northern Cape province.
The two companies signed an agreement on large calibre conventional guided ammunition for navies and armies at the Eurosatory 2012 defence exhibition and announced the most recent successful test firings at this year’s Eurosatory show currently being held in Paris.
The firings took place last month, using a German self-propelled 155 mm PzH2000 howitzer, which fired unguided and both GPS and semi-active laser (SAL) guided rounds. The maximum range reached was limited to 50 km due to the firing range safety limitation at Alkantpan – the Vulcan ammunition can hit targets 80 km away.
The Vulcano guided ammunition family consists of 127 mm and 155 mm ammunition with dual mode capability of GPS/IR (infrared) or GPS/SAL (semi-active laser) Terminal Homing. Mid-course guidance is provided by GPS/IMU (inertial measurement unit).
As part of the firing campaign with the PzH2000, tests were conducted with infrared guidance, demonstrating the capability of target discrimination and tracking, Diehl and OTO Melara said. However, IR terminal guidance will only apply to the Vulcano 127 mm naval version.
The firing tests were witnessed by Italian and German defence representatives who expressed satisfaction with the results of the trial, according to Diehl and OTO Melara, who said the Vulcano programme is proceeding fast towards completion allowing low rate initial production in the near future.
Diehl test fired its Vulcano ammunition at Alkantpan in July last year as well, scoring a direct hit on a 2x2 metre target at a range of 33 km, also using a PzH2000 howitzer.
The Italian Ministry of Defence is main sponsor of the Vulcano programme. The German Ministry of Defence’s programme contribution includes the SAL Terminal Homing System, fire command and ammunition programming issues as well as test and firing equipment such as the PzH2000.
First firings of the 155 mm Vulcano rounds were conducted two years ago at Meppen in Germany.
Diehl claims a target deviation of no more than one metre for the Vulcano range.
The 65 km long Alkantpan test range, operated by Armscor, features five firing sites that can mount guns on the ground or on concrete slabs while crews are protected by concrete bunkers. There are also workshops, ammunition storage facilities and a 1 500 metre airstrip at the range. The airspace above Alkantpan is a no fly zone and there is only one public road across the range, well outside the normal firing distances. This, together with a low rainfall, average 200 mm per year, gives Alkantpan an all-year round test capability.
Diehl tests Vulcano precision guided ammunition at Alkantpan | defenceWeb
Diehl tests Vulcano precision guided ammunition at Alkantpan
Written by defenceWeb, Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Diehl Defence and OTO Melara have successfully tested their Vulcano precision guided artillery munition family during a live firing campaign at the Alkantpan test range in the Northern Cape province.
The two companies signed an agreement on large calibre conventional guided ammunition for navies and armies at the Eurosatory 2012 defence exhibition and announced the most recent successful test firings at this year’s Eurosatory show currently being held in Paris.
The firings took place last month, using a German self-propelled 155 mm PzH2000 howitzer, which fired unguided and both GPS and semi-active laser (SAL) guided rounds. The maximum range reached was limited to 50 km due to the firing range safety limitation at Alkantpan – the Vulcan ammunition can hit targets 80 km away.
The Vulcano guided ammunition family consists of 127 mm and 155 mm ammunition with dual mode capability of GPS/IR (infrared) or GPS/SAL (semi-active laser) Terminal Homing. Mid-course guidance is provided by GPS/IMU (inertial measurement unit).
As part of the firing campaign with the PzH2000, tests were conducted with infrared guidance, demonstrating the capability of target discrimination and tracking, Diehl and OTO Melara said. However, IR terminal guidance will only apply to the Vulcano 127 mm naval version.
The firing tests were witnessed by Italian and German defence representatives who expressed satisfaction with the results of the trial, according to Diehl and OTO Melara, who said the Vulcano programme is proceeding fast towards completion allowing low rate initial production in the near future.
Diehl test fired its Vulcano ammunition at Alkantpan in July last year as well, scoring a direct hit on a 2x2 metre target at a range of 33 km, also using a PzH2000 howitzer.
The Italian Ministry of Defence is main sponsor of the Vulcano programme. The German Ministry of Defence’s programme contribution includes the SAL Terminal Homing System, fire command and ammunition programming issues as well as test and firing equipment such as the PzH2000.
First firings of the 155 mm Vulcano rounds were conducted two years ago at Meppen in Germany.
Diehl claims a target deviation of no more than one metre for the Vulcano range.
The 65 km long Alkantpan test range, operated by Armscor, features five firing sites that can mount guns on the ground or on concrete slabs while crews are protected by concrete bunkers. There are also workshops, ammunition storage facilities and a 1 500 metre airstrip at the range. The airspace above Alkantpan is a no fly zone and there is only one public road across the range, well outside the normal firing distances. This, together with a low rainfall, average 200 mm per year, gives Alkantpan an all-year round test capability.
Diehl tests Vulcano precision guided ammunition at Alkantpan | defenceWeb
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Indian Tank Ammunitions from OFB
MAIN BATTLE TANK AMMUNITION 120 MM FSAPDS (Arjun MBT)
Capable of defeating NATO Targets up to 4000 Mtrs distance.
MAIN BATTLE TANK AMMUNITION 120 mm HESH (Arjun MBT)
Capable of engaging targets up to 2500 Mtrs. should be capable of defeating 135 mm RHA plate up to 1100 Mtrs distance
CARTG. 125 mm FSAPDS (T-72,T-90)
125 mm HEAT
MAIN BATTLE TANK AMMUNITION 120 MM FSAPDS (Arjun MBT)
Capable of defeating NATO Targets up to 4000 Mtrs distance.
MAIN BATTLE TANK AMMUNITION 120 mm HESH (Arjun MBT)
Capable of engaging targets up to 2500 Mtrs. should be capable of defeating 135 mm RHA plate up to 1100 Mtrs distance
CARTG. 125 mm FSAPDS (T-72,T-90)
125 mm HEAT
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US buys over 700 Excalibur 1b shells
June 27/14:Raytheon Company in Tucson, AZ receives a $51.8 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to acquire a total of 757 projectiles under Option #5 of the US Army’s Excalibur 155mm increment lb production contract. This brings total Option #5 orders to 853 shells (q.v. Dec 16/13) All funds are committed immediately, mostly using FY 2014 budgets.
Unlike ATK’sscrew-in PGKnose, theM982 Excalibur
is delivered as a complete 155mm artillery shell, with GPS guidance and pop-out fins. Its arrival on the battlefield made artillery relevant again in counter-insurgency scenarios, while offering lethal counter-battery fire in high-end scenarios.
Excalibur’s integrated design makes it more expensive than screw-in fuze/guidance options like PGK, but it’s also more accurate. As electronics, GPS, and hence screw-in systems improve, Raytheon needs to stay ahead. The Excalibur Ib has improved accuracy and cost, but next steps involve new guidance systems that would dramatically expand Excalibur’s capabilities and market.
The Excalibur System
Excalibur is an International Cooperative Development program involving the USA and Sweden, on account of their interest for their Archer artillery program. Canada and Australia have also reportedly purchased the shells, for use in their M777 towed 155mm howitzers. Excalibur Block I shells are standard high-explosives, while Blocks II & III will add and refine additional guidance.
Excalibur Increment Ia-1.Initially fielded to units in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Urgent Operational Request.
Increment Ia-2.Fielded in early FY 2012 and greatly increases range from 25.2 kilometers to 40.5 kilometers. The Excalibur guided projectile program is using an incremental development approach to provide a combat capability to the Soldier as quickly as possible while delivering advanced capabilities at lower costs. Excalibur Increment Ib will provide further performance improvements while significantly lowering unit costs. Increment Ib completed a successful Milestone C Decision Review on December 12, 2012. The first Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract was awarded on December 21, 2012, second LRIP option was awarded August 26, 2013 and third LRIP option was awarded December 16, 2013.
The most recent operational version is the Excalibur Block Ia-2 (M982
). It adds base bleed technology and maximum charge compatibility, in order to increase range from 25.3 to 40.5 km (14.3 to 25.9 statute miles) when fired from U.S. howitzers or Denel’s G6. Excalibur Ia-2 received its type classification in 2010, and was fielded in fall 2011. Some tests have seen 100% of shots land within 5m, instead of the advertised 50% within 10m. The longest combat shot to date appears to be 36 km/ 22.4 miles.
Increment Ib.The M982E1 aims for the same performance with fewer parts, in order to reduce the shells’ cost and improve the initial shell’sexisting 10%
unreliability rate. Its Based on orders to date, it’s succeeding on the cost front, as it costs less than half what earlier model Excalibur shells used to cost several years ago – about $70,000 per round, instead of $150,000.
Tests also show accuracy improvements, with IOT&E tests as close as 2m CEP. That compares to 20-25m for ATK’s PGK, which makes a big difference in combat.
Block II (Excalibur -S/-N5).Further R&D is underway to add a robust semi-active laser guidance system, creating an Excalibur-S laser/GPS guided shell that can hit targets designated by forward troops UAVs, etc. The dual-mode guidance may also be available as an upgrade.
This combination will have even greater naval potential as the Excalibur N5, which could be fired at moving naval and land targets. Its casing would make the N5 mechanically compatible with the 127mm/ 5″ naval guns that equip all American destroyers and cruisers, and many foreign warships besides, but full compatibility and effectiveness will generally require some form of combat system integration. Read “New Frontiers for Raytheon’s Excalibur GPS Guided Shells” (q.v. Additional Readings) for more.
GPS-Guided Shells: The New Excaliburs
June 27/14:Raytheon Company in Tucson, AZ receives a $51.8 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to acquire a total of 757 projectiles under Option #5 of the US Army’s Excalibur 155mm increment lb production contract. This brings total Option #5 orders to 853 shells (q.v. Dec 16/13) All funds are committed immediately, mostly using FY 2014 budgets.
Unlike ATK’sscrew-in PGKnose, theM982 Excalibur
Excalibur’s integrated design makes it more expensive than screw-in fuze/guidance options like PGK, but it’s also more accurate. As electronics, GPS, and hence screw-in systems improve, Raytheon needs to stay ahead. The Excalibur Ib has improved accuracy and cost, but next steps involve new guidance systems that would dramatically expand Excalibur’s capabilities and market.
The Excalibur System
Excalibur is an International Cooperative Development program involving the USA and Sweden, on account of their interest for their Archer artillery program. Canada and Australia have also reportedly purchased the shells, for use in their M777 towed 155mm howitzers. Excalibur Block I shells are standard high-explosives, while Blocks II & III will add and refine additional guidance.
Excalibur Increment Ia-1.Initially fielded to units in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Urgent Operational Request.
Increment Ia-2.Fielded in early FY 2012 and greatly increases range from 25.2 kilometers to 40.5 kilometers. The Excalibur guided projectile program is using an incremental development approach to provide a combat capability to the Soldier as quickly as possible while delivering advanced capabilities at lower costs. Excalibur Increment Ib will provide further performance improvements while significantly lowering unit costs. Increment Ib completed a successful Milestone C Decision Review on December 12, 2012. The first Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract was awarded on December 21, 2012, second LRIP option was awarded August 26, 2013 and third LRIP option was awarded December 16, 2013.
The most recent operational version is the Excalibur Block Ia-2 (M982
Increment Ib.The M982E1 aims for the same performance with fewer parts, in order to reduce the shells’ cost and improve the initial shell’sexisting 10%
Tests also show accuracy improvements, with IOT&E tests as close as 2m CEP. That compares to 20-25m for ATK’s PGK, which makes a big difference in combat.
Block II (Excalibur -S/-N5).Further R&D is underway to add a robust semi-active laser guidance system, creating an Excalibur-S laser/GPS guided shell that can hit targets designated by forward troops UAVs, etc. The dual-mode guidance may also be available as an upgrade.
This combination will have even greater naval potential as the Excalibur N5, which could be fired at moving naval and land targets. Its casing would make the N5 mechanically compatible with the 127mm/ 5″ naval guns that equip all American destroyers and cruisers, and many foreign warships besides, but full compatibility and effectiveness will generally require some form of combat system integration. Read “New Frontiers for Raytheon’s Excalibur GPS Guided Shells” (q.v. Additional Readings) for more.
GPS-Guided Shells: The New Excaliburs
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