Contract Awarded to Supply 155mm Artillery Ammunition

Rheinmetall Denel Munition has been awarded a five year framework contract to provide 155mm M2005 V-LAP projectiles, M92 modular charges and various fuzes to a long-time NATO customer By Joseph Macey / 10 Jan 2023

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Contract Awarded to Supply 155mm Artillery Ammunition
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Rheinmetall Denel Munition has been awarded a framework contract from a NATO customer worth in the three-digit million EUR range to supply 155mm ammunition of the Assegai product line.

The five year framework contract provides for the delivery of 155mm M2005 V-LAP (Velocity Enhanced Long Range Artillery Projectile) projectiles, M92 modular charges and various fuzes.

According to Rheinmetall, the 155mm M2005 V-LAP projectile features a high fragmentation effect as well as extended range through rocket and base bleed technology. The rocket assist V-LAP projectile together with the Assegai M92 tactical charges features barrel erosion and muzzle signature reducer properties. The ammunition is said to have already been deployed in several NATO countries, and is designed to the NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding (JBMoU) requirements and qualified according to STANAG guidelines.

Jan-Patrick Helmsen, CEO of Rheinmetall Denel Munition, said: “We are proud to support our long-time NATO partner with Rheinmetall‘s world leading long range artillery suite. Framework agreements provide long-term ammunition supply assurance and a flexible system for procuring ammunition over the course of a year. The rocket assist V-lap together with the tactical assegai charges M92 with barrel wearer reducer and muzzle flash reducer will support both the soldiers in the battlefield and the logistics and maintenance troops.”

The M2005 HE V-LAP projectile is believed to be at the forefront of modern artillery technology, providing an extended range interdiction capability against soft targets and soft skinned vehicles as well as the disruption of logistical supply lines beyond the close battlefield. The M2005 projectile can also be used with suitable NATO standard fuzes and JBMoU compatible modular charge systems and can be fired from any compatible 155mm weapon system. The base drag reduction and rocket assistance extend the range performance of Assegai with no special operational and logistical requirements.

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