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In July 2008, the journalist Stefan Aigner wrote: " Today, Diehl is one of the most successful German arms producers. According to its own information, around one third of its profit of 2.3 billion euros comes from armaments production. Among other things, cluster munitions are produced." Diehlâs
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2009. Behind the harmless term "intelligent active systems" the jury saw technologically advanced types of ammunition, which are produced by a subsidiary of two armaments companies with the equally disguised company name "Gesellschaft fĂŒr
Intelligente Wirksysteme mbH".
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lawyers demanded a cease-and-desist declaration from Aigner. The lawyers referred to the exceptions made in the Oslo
Agreement, which allegedly pose no danger to civilians. In the trial before the Munich Regional Court, Aigner and Diehl reached a
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on March 2, 2009, after the judge made it clear that he would accept Diehlâs claim. The settlement includes that Diehl s ammunition may not be referred to as cluster munitions. In return, Diehl assumed the costs of the proceedings.
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9,000 shells were ordered, some of which were used for training, and others were donated to
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791:"ATK Partner GIWS Achieves 100-Percent Reliability In Tests of Extended Footprint SMArt 155 Munition Precision-Guided Projectile is Part of ATK's Newly Formed Precision Systems Group"
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and started full-rate production for the German Army in 1998. It consists of a 47-kilogram (104 lb) heavy artillery projectile containing two autonomous, sensor-fused, "
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system (which also descended on a ballute to attack the top surfaces of armoured vehicles), but this was discontinued in favour of the
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1069:"Germany to resume production of SMArt 155 projectiles following an exceptional performance in Ukraine - Technology Org"
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921:"Alternative Streumunition - Problem oder Lösung? (page 7)"
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257:(meaning "sensor-fuse munition for 155mm artillery").
1227:"Sensor-Fuzed Munition Passes Desert Tests (Jan. 11)"
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721:"155 mm DM 702 SMArt 155 ammunition system"
456:laser-guided round for the anti-tank role.
218:artillery round designed for a long-range,
16:German anti-vehicle "smart" artillery round
1576:Military equipment introduced in the 1990s
987:"Australia, UK Order 155mm SMArt Munition"
869:"SMArt 155: A new Dimension for Artillery"
843:"SMArt 155 Family of intelligent munition"
530:The DM-702 SMArt-155 can be used with the
255:SuchzĂŒnder Munition fĂŒr die Artillerie 155
1432:"Punktzielmunition trifft Pressefreiheit"
1016:"Australia and UK buy SMArt 155 munition"
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726:Janes Land Warfare Weapons: Ammunition
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243:Convention on Cluster Munitions
1392:Zumach, Andreas (2009-03-04).
1323:Zumach, Andreas (2009-03-02).
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1172:www.australiandefence.com.au
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758:Jenzen-Jones, N.R. (2021).
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1270:. bulgarianmilitary.com.
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617:Armament Programme 2001
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797:on July 14, 2011.
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