MoD Sanctioned After Two Soldiers Die in Tank Explosion

Ministry of Defence Health and Safety Executive Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Ltd

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The Health and Safety Executive has authorised a Crown Censure against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and criminal charges against defence contractor Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land Ltd following the deaths of two soldiers in a 2017 L30 gun explosion on a Challenger 2 tank at Castlemartin Range.

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