HM Arzenál Co. performs continuously the life cycle extension of guided and non-guided missiles for the Hungarian Army and other Customers since 1997. Theoretically the inspections are based on reaction kinetics and Arrhenius Svante-equation. Legal control is fulfilled according to MSZ K 1023 (CT CEB B 0100-90) military standards.
Inspection procedure consists of two main parts.
These are the on-site inspections and the destructive tests
On-site inspections
- Number of checked samples ~10%
- Inspection of technical status, operability and statistical reliability is performed according to the Operation Instruction
- Checking the state of storing chests and the storing order
- Visual inspection of storing chests
- Checking of records
- Sampling
- Visual inspection of the missile taken off the chest
- Inspection of the missile with the introduced checking device
- Checking the availability and status of the technical support devices
- Monitoring the operator's preparedness
- Recording, results- and data processing
- Reliability analysis, determination of expiry year
- Number of checked samples ~2%, but at least 3 pieces
- Sampling
- Acceptance test, accelerated ageing, dismounting
- Inspection of the warhead
- Inspection of warhead operation
- Inspection of warhead explosives
- Inspection of rocket motor propellant
- Inspection of rocket motor operation
- Inspection of ignition device
- Inspection of initiator and tracer elements
- Inspection of power sources
- Inspection of control system units
- Recording, conclusions, expertise and proposals
Missile types in case of which HM Arzenál Co has executed the life cycle extension:
- Antitank - 9M14P1, 9M17P, 9M111, 9M113, 9M114
- Air defense - 3M8, 3M9ME, 9M31, 9M32, 9M313-1
- Airborne - R27R1, R73E, SZ5K, KO, KP, M, MO