Local firm Nioa is eagerly waiting the announcement of the preferred tenderer for Land 40 Ph.2.
NIOA announced this week that Rheinmetall has won a contract to supply the German Army with 40mm x 53 airburst ammunition, noting that this ammunition is suitable for Nioa’s candidate for the Land 40 Ph.2 project, the GD MK47 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher.
The time of detonation of each airburst round is electronically programmable.
In line with the Rheinmetall approach, this takes place via an infrared signal from the fire control/aiming unit once the projectile has left the barrel.
The round explodes at an exactly calculated distance above its target, even if it is located behind cover.
As a result, this innovative ammunition substantially enhances the combat effectiveness of the German’s battle-proven 40mm automatic grenade launcher.
With the right fire control technology, the DM131 attains a maximum effective range of 2,200 metres.