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Rheinmetall Wins Navy Contracts Worth $128 Million for Advanced Infantry and Screening Smoke Munitions

Rheinmetall Wins Navy Contracts Worth $128 Million for Advanced Infantry and Screening Smoke Munitions
The Vehicle-launched MK1 Mod 0 66mm Smoke Screening IR grenade. Photo and Image: Rheinmetall Defence

The Navy awarded Rheinmetall Defense three framework contracts worth a total of $128 million to provide advanced infantry and screening smoke munitions to the Marine Corps and Navy, the company said on Tuesday. One of the framework contracts is for the M1110 40 x 46mm day/night training cartridge. The other two are for 66mm vehicle-launched screening smoke grenades. All of the contracts are five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts running through FY '19. The 40mm ammunition ordered by the military is set to…

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