The US is sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, to be used with the Abrams tanks it is also supplying. The shells can pierce conventional tank armour, but there are some concerns over ...

Russia condemned the move to equip US Abrams tanks with shells strong enough to pierce conventional tank armour. They are made of depleted uranium - a by-product of uranium enrichment stripped of ...

6. What are the military uses of depleted uranium? Uranium's physical and chemical properties make it very suitable for military uses. DU is used in the manufacturing of ammunitions used to pierce ...

While Ukraine now operates a limited number of Abrams tanks, and not the most advanced versions, Ukrainian soldiers have ...

BWXT has agreed to purchase the Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee facility for $100 million to supplement depleted uranium ...

Here as the key facts about the situation around the depleted uranium ammunition. Armor-piercing sub-caliber shells with depleted uranium are used to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles and ...

Unfortunately, our version lacks depleted uranium armor, which is currently its most significant weakness, as one of the soldiers pointed out. The thermal imaging cameras enabling night operations ...

Kirillov recalled the use of air bombs with depleted uranium by NATO forces during the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. In all, about 40,000 armor-piercing aircraft projectiles, with a total amount ...

Because of its unusual density, depleted uranium is also used for producing armor-piercing bullets and similar items. PNRI and NBI officials said there were no indications that the suspects were ...

A Mandaue City official has expressed concern over the health risks posed by 60 kilograms of block metals containing depleted uranium seized by the National Bur ...