The ABL900 (Dragon) De-armer has been developed to render safe a variety of air dropped munitions, land service ammunition and some types of IEDs. The ABL900 De-armer achieves disarming by projecting appropriately shaped steel projectiles at high velocity into the fuzes of conventional munitions or into the bodies of IED’s. It is a two piece equipment comprising of a conventional or a recoil-reducing barrel with cartridge chamber and a breech plug into which a cartridge is inserted. When used with the recoil reducing barrel, recoil is reduced from 30m to approximately 5m. This reduced recoil allows the de-armer to be used in areas where collateral damage is of particular concern. The de-armer is constructed from corrosion resistant materials. Prior to release, each equipment is subjected to an over pressure test and flaw detection. An anti-roll/tether device can be fitted at the same time for situations where there is a danger of losing the De-armer upon firing, i.e. on a river bank or adjacent to a ship’s side. The ABL900 de-armer is a multi-shot device capable of many firings with minimal maintenance required. Maintenance is straightforward and can be carried out in minutes and all tools and equipment are supplied. Training may be carried out using the equipment without detriment to its service performance. Spare parts and consumables are minimal and contained in the kit. NSN: 1385-99-004-0262
