Friday, November 21, 2008

Impaqt

Origin
France
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
BAE Systems
MBDA
NEXTER

Description: Impaqt is a joint European program to develop revolutionary family of artillery munitions capable of hitting targets at ranges of up to 80 kilometers with a Circular Error Probable (CEP) measured in meters. Typically, modern artillery delivers military payloads with a CEP measured in several tens of meters. As of May 2006, GIAT Industries, BAE Systems - BOFORS, MBDA France/UK and Qinetiq are leading this project.

Specifications
Performance: Max Range 80,000 m (262,467 ft)

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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