User talk:Eco-ammo

Green Ammunition ---

It's been a long time coming, but Green Ammunition is a reality in the Unites States.

German-based Rheinmetall was able to introduce U.S. troops to Non-Dud Producing (NDP) 40 mm training cartridges MK281 and XM1110 through the Department of Defense's Foreign Comparative Testing program in mid-2000.

The training rounds don't leave behind pyrotechnic hazards, AND they enable troops to train 24/7 in extremely dry conditions without risk of fires or getting injured by antiquated designs with fuze failure rates of 3%-8%.

The pyrotechnic hazards, known in DoD speak as Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), cost taxpayers >$500M per year in clean-up costs, not to mention the existing tax burden of BRAC land the DoD cannot sell, >$10B. (The unsold land is too risky for prospective buyers, even with lucrative incentives and Congressional push.)

The Marines and SOCOM made the Green Ammunition programs happen with the acquisition guidance of PEO Soldier/PM Soldier Weapons, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Should the Army select the NDP rounds for their use, taxpayers could see >$500M per year in savings, just with MK281...

Non-Dud Producing (NDP) training cartridges, MK281 and XM110 enable 24/7 day/night combat training on the high velocity MK19, MK47 grenade machine guns and low velocity M203, MK13, M79 and XM320 grenade launchers. The MK281 MOD 0 and MOD 1 are for high velocity, and the XM1110 is for low velocity. They are the first officially "green" 40 mm rounds adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces.

January 2009
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The recent edit you made to Unexploded ordnance constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Alansohn (talk) 20:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)