Ammunition stockpile reduction and security -...

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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES

Ammunition stockpile reduction and

security

Mr Sanko Bakija, MoD - M3

Ltc Miroslav Bogović, MoD - M1

Maj Igor Lončarić, GS - J4

May 5 – 7, 2009, Zagreb, Croatia


Historical background:

Origins of ammunition in the Croatian Armed Forces:

- captured ammo during war (1991-1995)

- domestic production

- imported ammunition and explosives

Ammunition producers:

- ex YU ammunition

- domestic production during war, based on “eastern”

standards,

- ex USSR ammunition,

- “western” type ammo – imported

CAF ammunition stockpile


REMOVE FROM FIELD

STORAGES

SUPPLY

continue


Types of ammunition storages

- above ground, underground, earth covered (ECM) -


1995.

68ammo storages

25ammo storages

2009.

Ammunition Storages


Ammunition maintenance in CAF

MoD M3 / GS J-4 3

Ammunition

maintenanceBasic

maintenance

- storage

- transporation

- handling

- stocking

- venting

- visual inspection

Ammunition testing

Ballistic

firing

Electrical

testing

Testing EM

components &

pyro devices

Laboratory

testing

Data collecting & analysis

DECISION

DISPOSAL

REPARATION

STORE

QUICK

SPENDING

Ammunition surveillance

division (SC)


Ammunition storage and inspection

Ammunition stored and managing – according national &

international norms (STANAG - AASTP 1- 3),

MoD – M3 and GS Support Command - responsible for

ammunition acceptance in the ammunition storages,

GS Support Command (Ammunition Surveillance Division-

ASD) - responsible for ammo storage, management and

inspection during service life,

ASD has sections for:

- explosive materials managing,

- system ammunition section for managing and testing,

- laboratory testing and coordination civil test capacity.


Future ammunition stockpile in the CAF

• Modern and small armed forces - downsized andrestructured.

• According Long Term Development Plan 2008 - 2015,CAF will have approx. 17.000 tons of all typesammunition,

• Ammunition surplus: approx. 21.000 tons brutto

(non perspective, unserviceable, unstable).


Surplus ammunition groups

• Infantry ammunition (14.5 mm and below): 15 %,

• Mortar bombs (60 – 120 mm): 5 %,

• Cannon, tank and cluster ammunition (20 – 203 mm): 42 %,

• Missiles – MLRS and anti-tank: 15 %,

• Anti-tank mines: 10 %,

• Torpedoes: 1 %,

• Aircraft bombs: 2 %,

• Bulk explosives and propellants, fuzes, warheads: 10 %.

Quantity: 21.000 tons (brutto).


The way of surplus ammunition disposal

1. Open Burning Open Detonation technique

2. Sales through government agency

3. Donations


Current destruction technique

Destruction of obsolete and surplus

ammunition and explosives with

EOD personnel (pyrotechnicians) at

the designated location (OBOD).

• destruction capacity / day is around 4,5 t,

• disassembling capacity / year is around 1.000 t,

• destruction capacity / year is around 1.000 t.


Ammunition disassembly

- separation cartridge and warhead, defuzing, depriming etc.


OBOD – Landmines & Warheads

- landmines surplus already destroyed -

(Otawa Convention)


OBOD – gun powder and propellant

- chemically unstable propellant -


OBOD – destruction site

- three locations for OBOD -


MANPADS / SA-7B destruction

USA initiative for destroying surplus of MANPADS with financial and technical support by Government of USA - US Department of State (PM/WRA),

Implementing Arrangement (1 mil US $): MANPADS destruction and improvement of storages physical security – during 2009.,

Destruction surplus of SA-7B MANPADS - 9M32M (929 pcs) – by OBOD technique in Croatia,

Security improvement of army MANPADS storage facility in accordance with NATO standard – with assistance of US DefenseThreat Reduction Agency (DTRA),


The Way Ahead 2009. – 2015.

Ammunition Surveillance – Adoption and implementation of

STANAGs, APs, AASTP1-3, to upgrade safe maintenance of

stockpile,

Transition to NATO and UN classification system of

ammunitions and explosives,

Resolve problem of future ammo stockpile storage – build

new storages at the perspective locations,

Continue to ammunition surplus disposal – sale, donation,

destruction (OBOD, industrial demil) by CAF and commercial

sector capacity with international assistance,

Replacement the old and obsolete ammunition with new

types of ammunition for new combat systems,

Permanent personnel education for ammunition life cycle

management.


Thank you !

MoD – GS CAF

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