JERUSALEM, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems announced Monday it was awarded a contract worth 27 million U.S. dollars to provide the Swedish military with high explosive tank ammunition.
The contract, inked with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, would be performed over a 10-month period, the company said in a statement.
The deal includes the M339 rounds of Elbit's 120mm ammunition series for improving battle tank firepower, and Data Setting Units for the Swedish military's Leopard Main Battle Tanks, it noted.
The 27 kg M339 cartridge is high-accuracy ammunition for field and urban warfare, delivering lethality with low collateral damage at all combat ranges, according to Elbit's tank ammunition portfolio.
The M339 can destroy bunkers, field fortification, urban structures, light armored vehicles, and armored personnel carriers, and is highly lethal against dismounted infantry.
It is capable of penetrating 200 mm double-reinforced concrete walls and operating the warhead with delay, according to Elbit. ■
