ST new 40mm Low Velocity ABM

last SG · 2008-06-19T00:41:02+00:00

SG is the largest 40 mm grenades maker in the world http://investor.metalstorm.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx?CPID=1562And what is so remarkable about that...

lionnoisy SG

(SAR 40 Laser LV ABM GL)

For this new version,i think it is single shot.

compare with the SAR 21 40 GL (single shot)i posted on 21.06.2008.

http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/213732

http://www.janes.com/events/exhibitions/eurosatory2008/sections/daily/day1/new-singapore-munition-bu.shtml

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Christopher F Foss

Monday, 16 June, 2008

Singapore Technologies Kinetics (Stand B105) is launching on the international market at Eurosatory this year its latest 40mm Low Velocity Air-Burst Munition System (LV ABMS), comprising a fire control system (FCS) and the high explosive (HE) air bursting munition (ABM).

The FCS clips onto a rail on top of the weapon and includes a laser rangefinder with a maximum range of 500m (with an option of 800m), with the operator being provided with a red dot for aiming purposes.

The 40 x 46mm ABM is fired from current in-service 40mm low velocity (LV) grenade launchers such as the CIS 40GL and US M203, which are installed under the barrel of 5.56mm assault rifles to enable high value targets to be neutralised.
Each HE ABM is fitted with an advanced programmable time based fuze that is not armed until it is 14-28m from the weapon and enables the projectile to be detonated above the target for maximum effect.

The maximum range is 400m and the ABM features a self-destruct fuze to reduce the number of dud rounds on the battlefield.
Development and testing of the 40mm LV ABMS are complete and production can commence as soon as orders are placed. STK also manufactures a complete family of 40mm high velocity ammunition as well as a 40mm automatic grenade launcher and a 40mm Light Weight Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) with an ABM FCS.

products:

http://www.stengg.com/CoyCapPro/listing.aspx?pdtypeid=1

Shotgun SG

THIS, I like. =D

Fatum SG

how much is it going to WEIGHT ?

gd4u SG

assuming that the SAR is already 4.4 ? ... That is gonna be 5 ? Omg. Anyway, what's at the front of the scope? And erm, where the LAD?

And if i am not wrong ... SAF is having this boulder very very very soon ...

lionnoisy SG

The correct thread should be:

1.Any comparables?

2.Who are the partners?

read this

Metal Storm And ST Kinetics Successfully Fires Jointly-developed High Explosive Stacked Rounds

lionnoisy SG

http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/314943

Pl take this rifle--mounted version as a warm up weapon for

SSW.

Squad Support Weapon - A Dual Calibre Weapon With More Bang For The Buck

Singapore, 23 February 2004

http://www.stengg.com/pressroom/press_releases_read.aspx?paid=586

lionnoisy SG

above

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2003fuze/buckley.pdf

lionnoisy SG

above

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2003fuze/buckley.pdf

2003 47th Annual Fuze Conference „Enhancing Weapon Performance“
New Orleans, LA – April 8-10, 2003

40 MM x 53 AIR BURST MUNITION
FOR AUTOMATIC GRENADE LAUNCHERS

Good stuff.Worth to read.

http://www.myspace.com/Modules/Search/Pages/Search.aspx?q=related:www.dtic.mil/ndia/2005garm/tuesday/bradick.pdf&t=208,

youyayu SG

like those fake guns in video game LOL

lionnoisy SG

ABM is good to hit targets :

VISION KILLERS--possible tank/APC killers

Aim.Set the distance.Fire.Observe.

Set the grenade explode in front of sights of tank/APC etc.

Remember the most effective distance to explode

in front of the sights.

If u can destroy their sights,sooner or later,they will open

their hatch.Then fire few more at top of their heads!!

If they dunt open hatch,fire more towards the observation

holes.Tungsten Balls may make its way inside the tank,

depending the structure of the tank.

Check the structures of possible tank/APC SAF amy encounter.

Dunt waste ABM.It may save your ass.

look at p 9 of http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2003fuze/buckley.pdf

what is the generator?

Body

Tungsten Balls----will get the jobs done.
ETM
Generator
S&A
Explosive Chain
Explosive

If u master the skill of firing ABM and facing a tank alone,

U still has a chance .

They can hide but cant run away

ABM can hit targets

at roof(they can see u ,but u cant see them)

behind wall,

inside trench

around the corner etc

lionnoisy SG

Both the HV and LV ABMS munitions are particularly suited for engagements in the urban environment where targets are frequently located on rooftops, behind walls or windows beyond the reaches of conventional ammunition.

"The ST Kinetics' Low Velocity Air-Burst Munitions System (LV ABMS) is a highly effective solution for the urban environment, empowering the warfighter with the ability to deliver precise payload effects, previously not available at the soldier level. Its introduction is a testimony to ST Kinetics' continued leadership in total 40mm solutions, offering the widest range of 40mm payloads and launchers." ~ SEW Chee Jhuen, President, ST Kinetics

http://www.stengg.com/pressroom/press_releases_read.aspx?paid=1258

lionnoisy SG

with ABM.U have a good chance to survive.

But not so near lah...

lionnoisy SG

it looks like ABM can be fitted into a 155 mm shell.

The system has already attracted interest from other countries.

The technology can also be used in other weapons.

Tan Wee Chye, Programme Manager, DSTA, said: "The same technology can be harvested to give the same kind of firepower and enhanced capability for our foot soldiers in the form of a lower velocity handheld version."

For our forces at sea, the Remotely Operated Ambient Noise Imaging System, or ROMANIS, is an acoustic camera that captures images of silent underwater objects using ambient noise from snapping shrimps in the sea.

http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3481&Itemid=401

of course,SG is not alone in this field.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m307.htm

Shotgun SG

WoW. Are u suggesting a 40mm ABM from STENGG can kill a PT-91 MBT?

Sepecat SG

The ABM will knock out the optics at least. However, the tankee can still shoot back without the optics.

Shotgun SG

I doubt the tank is gonna just sit there and let you take careful aim with ur 40mm GL to kill its optics.

Its an Air bursting munition, not laser guided 40mm round.... I'll have better luck trying to take out its optics with a Light Fifty, provided the tank is A) Sitting Still, & or B) Not shooting at me.

wonderamazement SG

who's the dude posing?

lionnoisy SG

U can skin the Tiger step by step.

We can afford to fire few more arounds of ABM.

Anyway,ST is one of the top 40 mm grenades producers.

Besides optics,u can destory tank GPMG.

When tankee cant see from inside,they lose the patience.

They will call for reinforcement or come out.

Their weapons is the gun,GPMG and their PWD.--and the tank.

When they lose the gun and GPMG,u just short

of the tank protection.But u have ABM of up to 500--800m range.

u can see the tank,but they may not be able to locate u.

Looks like we are ahead of XM 25

http://securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/3000/3016.htm

http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=730

lionnoisy SG

There is no news that SAF has ordered this new stuff.

Many guys here repeately says that only SAF would buy ST products.

I dunt think so.Not bad.Why not?

ST is ahead of some countries in some areas.

June 18, 2008

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Dec 15, 2006

Contract Win Highlights ATK's Total Gun System Approach

U.S. Marines Will be the First to Receive 30mm Advanced Medium Caliber System

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) recently received a contract from the U.S. Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana, to provide 30mm air bursting ammunition for the U.S. Marine's Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. Under terms of the contract, ATK will provide 1200 rounds within the next six months to the U.S. Navy for qualification tests. The contract contains three production options for deliveries of 30mm air bursting ammunition. This is the first ever production contract for air bursting ammunition and highlights ATK's role as a gun-system provider of choice.

"Air bursting technology is the future of medium-caliber ammunition and we are proud to be selected as the system provider of this important new warfighting capability," said Mark DeYoung, President, ATK Ammunition Systems Group. "Air bursting technology will extend the life of today's gun systems by significantly enhancing their effectiveness and it will play a central role in the gun systems of tomorrow such as the U.S. Army's Future Combat System."

ATK's air bursting technology is an affordable, operator-friendly design that can be scaled down and integrated into other medium-caliber gun systems such as the 25mm M242 Chain Gun. The M242 is currently deployed on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and Light Armored Vehicle-25.

Key components of the system include ATK's Mk44 Chain Gun, a gun control unit with an inductive fuze setter; a fire control system and the 30mm x 173mm Air Bursting Munition. Milliseconds before the round is chambered, the sophisticated fuze is programmed to explode at the precise range selected by the gunner -- who uses an advanced laser range finder to determine the distance. Once the round exits the gun, the ATK-designed fuze technology computes the projectile's revolutions and velocity to determine the exact moment of detonation.

The first platform scheduled to incorporate ATK's 30mm air bursting ammunition will be the U.S. Marines Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, which is equipped with ATK's Mk44 Gun System. Other Mk44 platforms include the U.S. Navy's San Antonio Class LPD-17 amphibious ship, numerous NATO armored and ground combat vehicles, and potentially an up-gunned Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Work on the contract will be performed by ATK at facilities in Plymouth, Minnesota, Rocket Center, West Virginia, and Radford, Virginia.

ATK is a $3.4 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing approximately 15,000 people in 22 states. News and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com/ .

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lionnoisy SG

ST alreday capable in mass production.Yankee is still in testing.

Dec 15, 2006

Contract Win Highlights ATK's Total Gun System Approach

U.S. Marines Will be the First to Receive 30mm Advanced Medium Caliber System

ATK is a $3.4 billion advanced weapon and space systems company employing approximately 15,000 people in 22 states. News and information can be found on the Internet at http://www.atk.com/ .