HAVE DU WILL TRAVEL: Army Orders $77 Million Worth Of New DU Rounds

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February 28, 2006 7:45 PM

HAVE DU WILL TRAVEL

 

 

Army Orders $77 Million Worth Of New DU Rounds

 

 

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Army has extended a previous order for 120-mm

ammunition for its main battle tank to $77 million, it was announced

last week.

 

Alliant Techsystems revealed that the original contract for M829A3

tank rounds had been extended for fiscal year 2006 by $38 million,

increasing the number of rounds to 35,000.

 

This type of round, which is based on a depleted uranium penetrator,

has been described as the most advanced armor-piercing kinetic-energy

ordnance available, with outstanding accuracy and lethality.

 

Although critics claim that radiation from depleted uranium is a

potential health hazard to tank crews and to individuals exposed to

the material upon impact with its target, the military says that the

heavy depleted uranium is not only a superb armor-piercer, but is a

hardener for the Abrams' armor.