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National Status in 4 countries (France, Germany, UK and USA)

IMEMG supports the emergence of joint European requirements based on minimum European standards produced from national standards.

France Status

Reference: Instruction DGA/IPE n°260 - July 1993

The French position on IM is based on the demand that manufacturers and users (DGA, Armed Forces and Procurement Agencies) demonstrated early on when working together in order to increase the security of personnel and resources on the battlefield.

More about DGA / IPE

Today the French manufacturers continue collaborating on the issue to gradually incorporate IM/MURAT into the procurement process.

The assets of the French working teams:

Success in initiating co-operation between R/D services experts and taskforces and collaboration on technologies.

Success in convincing the Armed Forces and the Procurement Agencies that nowadays technologies provide for high-performance munitions and reduce the risks and the severity of explosive disasters.

Production of analyses, tests and expert publications to promote IM, addressing questions such as :
  • Norms and labels,
  • Costs and Benefits : munitions ownership