ADVANCED PROPELLING SOLUTIONS COMPLING WITH FUTURE DEMANDS (FCS)

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Ministry of military production, F81.

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During the last decade, requirements on ammunition and and their components have changed considerably. New emphases are laid in the fields of safety, vulnerability and toxicity / environmental impact. Most conventional introduced gun propellants originate from the WWII era and show considerable shortcomings in particular regarding these new requirements.
The new requirement for propellants: i) increased performance, ii) reduced system weight at same performance, iii) low price (cheap), iv) reduced toxicity / environmental impact (green propellant), v) reduced sensitiveness IM / LOVA (less sensitive propellant), and vi) good system compatibility (ignitability, barrel erosion, muzzle flash,..).
Three examples for the new propellants were presented: i) example 1: new artillery propellants, ii) Example 2: new tank gun propellants, and example 3: new small caliber propellants.
Thanks to decades of intensive R&D, a variety of propellants with improved properties were developed, many of them being already NATO qualified and in service.

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