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ADC19: the Gallery

27/03/201929/04/2023 Paolo Valpolini ADC19, RDM, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition

By Paolo Valpolini

The Ammunition Demonstration Capability 2019 allowed all participants to witness the firing of numerous air and ground weapon systems using mostly RDM ammunition. This gallery tries to bring you the feeling of what was available at the static exhibition as well as what could be seen on the training area in front of the stands.

Small arms ammunition

Tank ammunition and aircraft bombs

Artillery ammunition and charges

Mk84 880 kg pre-fragmented low drag aircraft bomb

40 mm grenades and pyrotecnics

Air defence solutions

35 mm AHEAD round

Mission Master UGV in CASEVAC configuration

The Thales 70 mm rocket FZ 149 multidart warhead

Al Tarig P Guided Bomb Kit

The South African Army was the key element at the firing demonstration

preparing an automatic grenade launcher with RDM 40 mm HV grenades

Ratel infantry fighting vehicles

Ratel 20 infantry fighting vehicle

120 mm mortar practice bombs

Rooivalk Mk.I attack helicopter firing 70 mm rockets

A SAAF Gripen firing its flares

Flares being fired from a SAAF Rooivalk Mk.I attack helicopter

T5-52 155 mm SPH firing

T5-52 155 mm SPH firing

T5-52 155 mm SPH

81 mm mortar firing

Mission Master UGV

Mission Master UGV firing 70 mm rockets

An RMMV HX 8×8: The SA Army issued an RfI for protected trucks in December 2018

Ratel ZT-3 tank destroyer firing

Ratel ZT-3 tank destroyer

A SAAF Hawk carrying guided bombs

Plofadder 160AT Mk 11

Plofadder 160AT Mk 11

Atlas Oryx transport helicopter

Hornet Rapid Deployment Reconnaissance Vehicle (RDRV Mk1)

ZPU-2 14.5 mm heavy machine gun mount firing

Atlas Oryx transport helicopter

Hornet Rapid Deployment Reconnaissance Vehicle (RDRV Mk1) towing a ZPU-2 14.5 mm heavy machine gun mount

Hornet Rapid Deployment Reconnaissance Vehicle (RDRV Mk1)

120 mm mortar firing

Bataleur firing

Ratel 20 infantry fighting vehicle

Rooivalk Mk.I attack helicopter

Ratel 60 infantry fighting vehicle

Rooivalk Mk.I attack helicopter

Ratel 20 infantry fighting vehicle

Ratel 60 infantry fighting vehicle

Rooikat 8×8 mobile gun system

Olifant Mk1A main battle tank

Ratel ZT-3 tank destroyer

Atlas Oryx transport helicopter

Rooikat 8×8 mobile gun system

IAV Conference – London – 21-23 January

Indo Defence – Jakarta – 22-25 January

Aero India – Bangalore – 10-14 February

IDEX – Abu Dhabi – 17-21 February

Enforcetac – Nürnberg – 24-26 February

SOFINS – Bordeaux – 1-3 April

IMDEX – Singapore – 6-8 May

DEFEA – Athens – 6-8 May

FEINDEF – Madrid – 12-14 May

LIMA – Langkawi – 20-24 May

IDET – Brno – 28-30 May

Paris Air Show – 16-19 June

IDEF – Istanbul – 22-27 July

DSEI – London – 9-12 September

Seafuture – La Spezia – 29 Sept.-2 October

AUSA – Washington D.C. – 13-15 October

Expodefensa – Bogotá – TBA

ADEX – Seoul – 29 October-2 November

Dubai Air Show – Dubai – 17-21 November

Milipol Paris – Paris – 18-21 Novenber

EDEX – Cairo – 1-4 December