To make this website work, we log user data. By using Shephard's online services, you agree to our Privacy Policy, including cookie policy.

×
Open menu Search

Australian Army tests SMArt 155 projectile

9th April 2019 - 08:30 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

RSS

The Australian Army has successfully tested its new Sensor-fused Munition for Artillery (SMArt) 155mm round, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 4 April.

The projectile was tested during Exercise Chimera, conducted on 24 and 25 March, at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Rockhampton, Queensland.

The SMArt 155 projectile will provide the army with the ability to effectively engage and destroy heavy armoured fighting vehicles, such as main battle tanks, at operationally significant ranges, in all weather and terrain.

The round has been designed for long range, top attack. Each round contains two sub-munitions which descend over the battlefield on parachutes, identify armoured vehicles using advanced sensors, and then fire an explosively formed penetrator warhead into the target.

SMArt 155

The Shephard News Team

Author

The Shephard News Team


As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to Premium News and Defence Insight …

Read full bio

Share to

Linkedin