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NIOA has confirmed it has helped a number of agencies to develop internal standard operating procedures and equipment for the evaluation of the safety and performance characteristics of various small arms weapons.
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Agencies have sought out NIOA's "specialist knowledge, equipment and facilities to deliver efficient, value for money risk mitigation activities, test and evaluation programs".
NIOA confirmed it recently conducted extensive testing and evaluation of various Glock pistols in its 100-metre indoor firing range, and said they "characterised the performance of the Glock pistol set with integrated ancilliaries and demonstrated Glock pistols' inherent safety and reliability, tested under the specified service conditions and extreme induced environmental conditions".
"NIOA’s conduct of this recent test program demonstrates our proven ability to support our clients in verification of their system requirements," a release from NIOA said.
"This strengthens Australian defence industry expertise for support through test and evaluation."
The company confirmed it is also investing in "new test capabilities", after acquiring specialist equipment to support further test and evaluation programs.
NIOA's capabilities and resources include:
- Bespoke remote weapon firing mounts;
- Ballistic chronograph and electronic acoustic target measurement systems;
- Environmental temperature and humidity conditioning chamber; and
- NATA calibrated metrology equipment.
"NIOA’s engineering and equipment capabilities are constantly growing to meet the current and future verification requirements of various agencies around Australia and New Zealand," the company added in its release.
