Repair and maintenance services

Tender description

Ad-hoc tasking contract for the anti-structure munition (ASM) Weapon System. The International Guns Missiles and Rockets Project Team (IGMR PT) which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence is intending to place an ad-hoc tasking contract with Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) (the company) for the ASM Weapon System. ASM is a man-portable disposable, shoulder-launched weapon system based on an open Davis Gun principle. It launches a projectile with a tandem dual-function warhead for use against a variety of targets. On firing, a central propellant charge ignites and forces the projectile out of the launcher with a muzzle velocity of approximately 200ms-1. As a reaction, a 'gel' counter-mass is expelled from the rear of the weapon; this minimises recoil, allowing firing from confined spaces. The high muzzle velocity coupled with thrust from a 'Sustainer Rocket Motor' enables accurate shot placement at ranges of between 15 m and 400 m.