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MAT-120
The MAT-120 cargo bomb is a Spanish-produced cluster munition, fired from a 120mm calibre mortar produced by Instalaza SA. The main body of the round holds dual-purpose anti-tank/anti-personnel submunitions. The MAT-120 submunitions are unique in that to prevent the dangers of unexploded duds, there is a double redundant feature the manufacturer refers to as ''self-destruction'' and ''self-sterilization''. This prevents unexploded MAT-120 submunitions from lying around becoming de facto landmines, dangerous to both combatants and non-combatants. Description In the late 1980s the Spanish firm Esperanza y Cia, which later became part of Instalaza SA, developed a 120mm caliber mortar bomb which contained 21 dual anti-armor/fragmentation submunitions, each of which weighs 275 grams and is 37 millimeters in diameter. What made the 120mm MAT-120s submunition unique is the electrical impact fusing system which for all practical purposes totally eliminated the risk of unexplode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instalaza SA
Instalaza SA is a Spanish firm that designs, develops and manufactures equipment and other military material for infantry. The company, founded in 1943, is headquartered in Zaragoza, Aragon, where its production plant is also located. Instalaza's professional experience is widely noted as a supplier of both the Spanish armed forces and countries around the world. Instalaza has had Pedro Morenés Eulate, Secretary of State for Defence between 1996 and 2000, Secretary of State Security from 2000 to 2002, Secretary of State for Science and Technology between 2002 and 2004, and currently Minister of Defence, as representative and consultant. As of 2007, Instalaza SA had 140 employees, a covered plant area of , capital worth more than 5 million Euros, and a revenue of 15 million Euros. Cluster munitions ban The company experienced a crisis in 2008 after the ban on cluster bombs enacted by the Convention on Cluster Munitions. In January 2009, Instalaza still had the MAT-120 cluste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
