Ammunition / weapons demilitarisation
The demilitarisation of ammunition remains a common challenge throughout the world. Since the end of the “cold war” and the downsizing of NATO forces and those of the Eastern block, large quantities of ammunition have become surplus to requirements. This coupled with illegal trafficking and the increasing use of ammunition by terrorists and armed local gangs in the large cities around the world influences almost everyone’s life wherever they may be living.
Many countries now put demilitarisation high on their list of priorities and as such are actively supporting the effort to rid the world of unwanted surplus and in some cases dangerous ammunition. However many countries lack the funding and in some cases the expertise to destroy this large stockpile of ammunition in an environmentally benign, efficient and safe manner.
EOD Solutions (EODS) has the expertise and experience to undertake such work, which requires them to work alongside Governments and Military institutions. The company has worked with Governments to assist in the reform of their armed forces and help in the demilitarisation of many different types of weapons and ammunition, which in turn brings them closer to NATO conformity.
Our team is able to provide permanent and mobile systems for the destruction of ammunition and weapons. Open Burning and Open Detonation (OBOD) techniques are also used to destroy the remnants of war and surplus stocks of ammunition that cannot be reverse engineered. The company team has destroyed large quantities of weapons and ammunition using all the techniques mentioned here
Ammunition demilitarisation in K.M.Polican factory in Albania.
EOD Solutions Ltd has completed the destruction of 3000 tonnes of 82mm mortar ammunition which was funded by the United States Department of State office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). The reverse engineering was carried out at the K.M.Polican factory in Albania where the company was privileged to work alongside the management and staff of the factory and hope to return there in the future.
In the near future it is intended to carry out the demilitarisation of the items recovered from the Gerdec clearance project and render them free from explosives. This is part of the project and will allow the company to completely reduce all the items to scrap to prevent there use anywhere else or cause death or injury to innocent personnel.
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