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There are other ammunition in the Armed Forces stock that could be dangerous because of their age.
This emerges from a confidential report from the Ministry of Defense to Armaments Secretary Benedikt Zimmer.
It is said to be potentially as dangerous as the 32,641 old LAR 110 millimeter rockets that exude highly explosive nitroglycerin.
Dealing with them had already been forbidden.
The four-page letter dated November 3, 2021 lists three other rocket types.
In the warehouse in Wermutshausen, Baden-Württemberg, for example, there were around 2,500 Strela missiles, which were kept in wooden boxes and "oxidized/corroded, with some mold forming, which could damage the ammunition warehouses and affect the staff."
The disposal had come to a standstill, even inquiries could not have resulted in "an acceleration of the disposal process".
139 missiles of the "decoy" type are "basically subject to the same aging problems" as LAR missiles, but no abnormalities have yet been identified.
However, the more than 4,000 "line-towed DM59 rockets" were also found to "sweat out nitroglycerin" and were banned from use, according to the report.
As soon as the technical investigations have been completed, the disposal will be initiated "immediately".
According to a media report, the Bundeswehr had numerous ammunition depots blocked. The reason: tens of thousands of old rockets are stored there, apparently secreting a highly explosive substance.
According to a “Spiegel” report, the Bundeswehr has a problem with tens of thousands of old missiles. These secrete the highly explosive substance nitroglycerin, the magazine reported Friday. All affected ammunition stores are closed until further notice and “any manipulation of this ammunition is prohibited,” quotes the “Spiegel” from a September Defense Ministry confidential status report. These are “immediate measures to protect the life and health of the staff employed there”.
According to the report, there are 32,641 110-millimeter LAR missiles that are over 30 years old and are expected to be scrapped. The problem has been known since spring 2019 and has not yet been resolved.
According to “Spiegel”, the transport of rockets is now also prohibited. “With the further storage of the ammunition in question, an increasing deterioration of conditions is to be expected,” the status report states accordingly. “Self-ignition” cannot be excluded.
Despite warnings, the responsible purchasing office in Koblenz “has not yet come up with a viable disposal concept,” the Bundeswehr ammunition officer complained to the ministry last August, according to “Spiegel”. Six Bundeswehr ammunition depots in Meppen, Wulfen, Nörvenich, Köppern, Eft-Hellendorf and Wermutshausen were hit.
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This emerges from a confidential report from the Ministry of Defense to Armaments Secretary Benedikt Zimmer.
It is said to be potentially as dangerous as the 32,641 old LAR 110 millimeter rockets that exude highly explosive nitroglycerin.
Dealing with them had already been forbidden.
The four-page letter dated November 3, 2021 lists three other rocket types.
In the warehouse in Wermutshausen, Baden-Württemberg, for example, there were around 2,500 Strela missiles, which were kept in wooden boxes and "oxidized/corroded, with some mold forming, which could damage the ammunition warehouses and affect the staff."
The disposal had come to a standstill, even inquiries could not have resulted in "an acceleration of the disposal process".
139 missiles of the "decoy" type are "basically subject to the same aging problems" as LAR missiles, but no abnormalities have yet been identified.
However, the more than 4,000 "line-towed DM59 rockets" were also found to "sweat out nitroglycerin" and were banned from use, according to the report.
As soon as the technical investigations have been completed, the disposal will be initiated "immediately".
According to a media report, the Bundeswehr had numerous ammunition depots blocked. The reason: tens of thousands of old rockets are stored there, apparently secreting a highly explosive substance.
According to a “Spiegel” report, the Bundeswehr has a problem with tens of thousands of old missiles. These secrete the highly explosive substance nitroglycerin, the magazine reported Friday. All affected ammunition stores are closed until further notice and “any manipulation of this ammunition is prohibited,” quotes the “Spiegel” from a September Defense Ministry confidential status report. These are “immediate measures to protect the life and health of the staff employed there”.
According to the report, there are 32,641 110-millimeter LAR missiles that are over 30 years old and are expected to be scrapped. The problem has been known since spring 2019 and has not yet been resolved.
According to “Spiegel”, the transport of rockets is now also prohibited. “With the further storage of the ammunition in question, an increasing deterioration of conditions is to be expected,” the status report states accordingly. “Self-ignition” cannot be excluded.
Despite warnings, the responsible purchasing office in Koblenz “has not yet come up with a viable disposal concept,” the Bundeswehr ammunition officer complained to the ministry last August, according to “Spiegel”. Six Bundeswehr ammunition depots in Meppen, Wulfen, Nörvenich, Köppern, Eft-Hellendorf and Wermutshausen were hit.
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