Rheinmetall supplying airburst munitions to German Army
Dusseldorf, Germany (UPI) Feb 19, 2015 - Electronically programmable 40mm airburst munitions have been ordered by the Germany Army from Rheinmetall under a multimillion-dollar contract. The 40mm x 53 munition, designated by Rheinmetall as the DM131, is fired from an automatic grenade launcher and has a maximum effective range of about 2,400 yards. An infrared signal from a fire control/aiming unit detonates the projecti ... more

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