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Safety and Suitability for

Service (S3) AssessmentDefence

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Project initiators

Cite the members of the team (between 2 and 10 persons, the sponsor

of your project and their job titles).

Indicate and detail the synergies between BU and sectors, if any, and

the different skills needed to prepare the project. Do not hesitate to

highlight collaborative work.

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Vincent BadaProject Manager

Daniel GilisAmmunition Engineering

Manager

Philippe LangenaekenEVP - Ammunition Dpt.

Sponsor

David SmithPyrotechnics Engineer

The technical skills neededDevelopment, Industrialization and Production under a very specific framework:

Ammunition containing explosives and pyrotechnic compositions

Associated with mechanical and electronic safety systems

International requirements defined and recognized (required by NATO) authorizing the operational commissioning

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Earning of an “S3 – Safety and Suitability for Service” assessment of the missile of Ukrainian origin

Prerequisite for the training phase, including the firing of missiles by the final user,

Knowledge of the product delivered to the customer under the Anti-tank version of the AB programme,

Challenges:

Classified test reports, no documentation was accessible justifying or showing in a probative manner the safety aspects of the

material,

Missile was developed and certified according to the GOST standard (former Soviet block) under the supervision of the Ukrainian

minister for defence,

Innovation provided:

Establishment and implementation of a method to assess the level of safety and use of a product/system developed according to a

non Western standard (for GOST) or for a Western standard (NATO)

This type of activity has never been carried out by CMID and, to our knowledge, no company situated in any NATO country…

Implementation actions:

Identification of partners that can provide us the necessary experience,

Identification of applicable NATO standards,

Preparation of a test plan:

sufficient and necessary, reasonable in terms of budget, minimising the risks

Describe the initial situation of your project in detail, the

actions carried out by the group and the results achieved, by

stressing the innovative aspect and intellectual property, if

applicable. How did the initial idea come about? How is it an

innovation? What has it led to?

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What has been done /

put in place

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Objective(s) of the project

This project addresses above all the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) policy of CMI:

“We consider it of fundamental importance to place products and services on the market that give preference to environmental performance and safety from the point of view of their use, in cooperation with our customers and suppliers.”

This S3 assessment of the missile is necessary under the AB Programme in order to meet the following needs:

Information required so as to obtain authorization to conduct training of firing ranges in the UK

Information required on the safety of the missile to be included in the user manuals provided to the customer.

It is indispensable to obtain elements of proof (test reports, etc.) that enable CMID to respond formally to these needs..

This project improves our knowledge of the S3 methodology and knowledge of the safety level of the AB missile;

It addresses the following CMID 2022 strategic lines:

Def 1: Deliver AB program on time

Def 3: Ensure that 30% of turnover is achieved/maintained through recurrent business

Def 4: Secure and develop the talent needed to achieve our ambition

Def 5: Define and defend our product know how and IP

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What objective does your project address? What will it

provide that did not exist before? What does it improve or

what is it going to improve? Under which PROP does your

project fall and what strategic line does it meet?

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Public affected/concerned

The first direct beneficiary of the project is the AB programme,

both for the Support part, by enabling the firing of missiles in

training courses, and the Supply part, by providing the information

necessary for drawing up technical manuals relating to the

missiles provided to the end customer.

The organization opposite was put in place for the execution of

the test plan.

Ordnance Test Solutions (OTS) is the main provider of the

contract.

Frazer-Nash Consultancy (FNC) acts as a consultant and third

party, ensures that the tests and data collected meet the

standards required and draws up the final S3 authorization report

from the UK authorities.

The tests are carried out by BAE Systems (BAE), OTS and

various laboratories (for certain specific tests).

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Ammunition DptProject Management

OTSS3 Prime Contractor

BAETest Facilities

OTSTest execution

Other Test Houses

FNCAssessment

Advisor

AB Supply – AT

Program Management

AB Support

Program Management

Who will be the beneficiaries of your project? How will they

benefit from it?

Who are the persons involved in the implementation of the

project? In what way?

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Maturity level:

This plan is in the process of execution at present and enables us to contemplate with ease the training provided under

the AB programme and to deliver the ammunition whose limits of use we know in complete safety.

Geographic scope:

Worldwide: every customer/user who needs an S3 assessment according to NATO standards

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Describe the time frame and the different stages of your

project in detail, as well as the geographic scope concerned.

When did it start? What remains to be done? How mature is

your project? What is the extent of the geographic scope

concerned?

Main steps:

Q1 2015 Start up of the activities

In 2015 and 2016, many discussions and

meetings were organized between the UK

authorities, OTS, FNC and CMID to define and

validate a programme of tests.

Q3 2016 Start of programme of tests

Q3 2018 Expected end of project

Organizational chart of complete test plan:

3 phases, > 40 tests, 14 reports

Date and scope of achievement /

implementation

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Project promotion/media

coverage method

Internal promotion:

Through the project management and internal reporting process (Program, Codir)

Complementary promotion through CMI Awards 2018

External promotion:

Through the different stakeholders of the project (OTS, BAE, FNC, …)

Promotion among potential prospects (Patria, BAE, …) for the acquisition of the missile system

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What have you put in place to promote your project

internally and externally? What efforts have you deployed?

What means have you implemented? What was your

dissemination plan for the project?

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Allocated budget

Overall budget of €4.5 million, supported by the AB programme and comprising 500 hours of CMID

services.

The CMID effort is composed of:

A member of the team, residing in the United Kingdom, who provides technical assistance and

daily project monitoring.

A project manager at Loncin according to the procedures in force.

At present, a little more than 4000 hours were put in on the project and the realized total amounted to

more than €3.1 million

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What efforts have been made to develop the solution

presented? What financial and/or human resources have

been deployed?

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Sustainable/reproducible

nature of the projects

The expertise acquired in S3 assessment can naturally also be re-used for other weapon systems

and will help reduce the cost of future assessments.

The assessment of the AB missile makes it easier to sell it to other customers who require S3

certification.

This S3 assessment shows it is possible to use products developed according to other standards

by any client who requires safety according to NATO standards.

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Does your project address a punctual need or does it offer a

sustainable response in time? Could the solution be used

several times? Does it lead to the addition of a new product

in the Group’s portfolio or the improvement of an existing

project?

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Measured impact

This project meets the:

Environment, Hygiene and Safety (EHS) policy of CMI.

AB contractual obligations, first supply of a complete weapons system (weapons + ammunition) by CMID.

Success indicators:

Earning of final UN Classification (necessary for transport authorizations)

Carried out in Q4 2016

Obtaining of the authorization to conduct training in the firing ranges of the English army

Q2 2018

Final report – Safety characteristics of the AB missile

Q4 2018

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What effects are produced or expected from the

implementation of your project? How can they be

measured? Itemise them through (at least) one indicator.

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The project in images

Fire resistance test 800 °C

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First event at

18’ on the video

Falling test from 12 m

UN tests of active missiles

27.11.17

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www.cmigroupe.com

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