NEXTER: company of KNDS achieved late 2023 the qualification of its new generation 120mm APFSDS ammunition SHARD.

PARIS. Nexter, company of KNDS achieved late 2023 the qualification of its new generation 120mm APFSDS ammunition SHARD.

SHARD is the solution for all NATO 120mm tank

SHARD is the solution for all NATO 120mm tanks to defeat modern MBT and future threats thanks to increased firepower (+15% penetration).

This unprecedented performance is the result of an innovative design that offers excellent accuracy and reduces barrel wear by 25% at the same time.

A leap-ahead in performance

SHARD was designed by KNDS to bring 120mm APFSDS tungsten alloy ammunition to the next level of performance against all modern MBT and armoured threats in the present and future battlefields. Its capacities are unprecedented for this kind of ammunition:

Penetration is increased by 15% while ensuring a low level of dispersion.

Barrel wear is reduced by 25% reducing maintenance cycles and costs.A muzzle velocity of 1720 m/s with the Leclerc L 52 gun and 1734 m/s with the Leopard 2 L 55 gun

SHARD is a fully ITAR-free solution compatible with all NATO smoothbore 120mm tanks including Leclerc, Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, Ariete and Centauro 2.

It has been designed according to the Stanag 4583 and Interface Control Document 120 (ICD120) standards.

Thus, it offers significant operational, logistic and economic advantages to users: only one APFSDS ammunition for all gun systems.

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