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PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION
WITH MILITARY CLIENTS
During the past three months, EOD and demining specialists from the Belgian
Air Force and the Tunisian Army and Special Forces evaluated ODI's range
of FIXOR and Kinepak binary explosives, PESCO shape charges, and the OMNI
pre-assembled fuse assemblies through live demonstrations. The first demonstration
was conducted on a NATO base in Houthalen, Belgium, where ODI's explosives
technologies performed successfully against a variety of mortar rounds,
high explosive projectiles, anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, and smaller
explosive devices. The test series focused on both the high ordnance and
low ordnance disposal capability of ODI's products, the disposal rate per
shot sequence, and the overall performance of the different product options
in comparison to conventional explosives, such as TNT, C-4, and plastic
explosives. The Belgian Army combat engineers, technical evaluators, and
blast scientists were very pleased with the products' performance and noted
the options they provide to field operators during general and strategic
military operations.
The Tunisian military
was also very impressed with the performance and capability of ODI's alternative
explosives products. This live demonstration in Bizerte, Tunisia concentrated
on the successful destruction of a range of projectiles and anti-personnel
and anti-tank mines, including 40-millimeter ammunition rounds. The Tunisians
were particularly interested in the penetration capability of ODI's 11-gram
shape charge, which successfully performed a 10-centimeter (four inch)
perforation of a reinforced concrete slab. The performance of the shape
charge proved its ability to cut through steel casings of larger ordnances.
All of ODI's binary explosives products and its pre-assembled fuse assemblies
performed successfully. The Tunisian army is now conducting further technical
evaluations of ODI's explosives technologies. Below are photographs showcasing
the successful results during the demonstration.
Before: PESCO 11 gm. shape charges are placed on an anti-tank mine
before detonation. |
After: Fragments of an anti-tank mine after detonation using PESCO
shape charges. |
Before: Kinestick binary explosive placed on 40mm HE round |
After: Fragments of an anti-tank mine after After: Kinestick binary
explosive completely neutralizes 40mm HE round |
Before: FIXOR binary explosive is used to neutralize an anti-personnel
mine. |
After: Pieces of an anti-personnel mine after neutralization using
FIXOR. |
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OMNI Pre-Assembled
Fuse Assembly used to detonate an 11gm. Shape charge |
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