Iranian Defense Ministry put into operation the latest anti-armor ammunition works "with the inauguration of Thaqeb 105mm and 125mm [shells] production lines," IRNA quoted Defence minister Ahmed Vahidi as saying during a ceremony at the DIO in Tehran on Saturday.
Iran's armed forces will soon be equipped with the new shells that have high density and modified filler (explosive compound) to penetrate up to 50 centimeters of armored plates.
They can pierce and "destroy the new generation of advanced multilayer and reactive armors," the minister added.
Vahidi referred to the shells' thickness boosted by kinetic energy, noting that the ultrasonic ammunition will top a speed of Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound), which outmaneuver earlier prototypes with high acceleration.
The Defense Industries Organization has so far produced a myriad of anti-armor ammunition using Nitrocellulose (NC), Nitroglycerine (NG) and Nitroguanidine (NGU) to pierce tank armor.
The DIO also operates the production lines for micronized aluminum powder, double-base smokeless powders and other incendiary armor-penetrating compounds.
The general lauded the country's breakthroughs which serve to boost its 'deterrence powers' and stated that the DIO has indigenized know-how and military technology for manufacturing tanks and related hardware.
On Thursday, twelve electronic and electro-optical projects for expanding defense capabilities were inaugurated by Vahidi as part of plans to augment defense capabilities.
Multi-purpose monitors for fighter jets and helicopters equipped with new capabilities, mobile mapping systems for fighters, smart long-range electro-optical systems for control and monitoring, and shoulder-launched anti-aircraft weapons were among the projects.
They can pierce and "destroy the new generation of advanced multilayer and reactive armors," the minister added.
Vahidi referred to the shells' thickness boosted by kinetic energy, noting that the ultrasonic ammunition will top a speed of Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound), which outmaneuver earlier prototypes with high acceleration.
The Defense Industries Organization has so far produced a myriad of anti-armor ammunition using Nitrocellulose (NC), Nitroglycerine (NG) and Nitroguanidine (NGU) to pierce tank armor.
The DIO also operates the production lines for micronized aluminum powder, double-base smokeless powders and other incendiary armor-penetrating compounds.
The general lauded the country's breakthroughs which serve to boost its 'deterrence powers' and stated that the DIO has indigenized know-how and military technology for manufacturing tanks and related hardware.
On Thursday, twelve electronic and electro-optical projects for expanding defense capabilities were inaugurated by Vahidi as part of plans to augment defense capabilities.
Multi-purpose monitors for fighter jets and helicopters equipped with new capabilities, mobile mapping systems for fighters, smart long-range electro-optical systems for control and monitoring, and shoulder-launched anti-aircraft weapons were among the projects.
