Close Combat Capabilities ENG DEV
Abstract
Project 016 Close Combat Capabilities, covers multiple programs: Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit (NGABS) and Enhanced Robotics Payload - Render Safe (ERP-RS). NGABS directly contributes to Soldier lethality and ground force commander freedom of maneuver by providing next generation sensor and optics in the cutting-edge Heads-Up-Display (HUD) while integrating the Government's latest investments in protective material for the modular, scalable NGABS bomb suit development. NGABS will increase the Warfighter survivability and mobility by optimizing Soldier protection for EOD personnel, while effectively managing all life cycle aspects of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Warfighter lethality is increased through bomb suit weight reduction utilizing extensive investments in protective material research and development. The result is material solutions that are lighter and are pieced together in a manner which increases Soldier mobility and longevity. EOD Soldier situational awareness and exposure to ballistic threats is enhanced through the NGABS HUD which allows the Soldier increased visibility under various obscurants and low/no-light situations. Funds were transferred from APE 0604808016 to APE 0604808CS3 to clearly define the functions that are being completed with the NGABS funding line. Enhanced Robotics Payload - Render Safe (ERP-RS) will enable EOD teams to access, render safe, and dispose of explosive ordnances (EO) while removing Soldiers from the direct effects of explosive blast and fragmentation. ERP-RS consists of three modules that will mount on existing Host Unmanned Ground Vehicles (HUGVs) in EOD units: (1) Highly Dexterous Manipulation System that has increased lift capacity and dexterity over current manipulators, using dual arm manipulation, will contribute to access, render safe, and disposal of sensitive EO, (2) a Multi-Shot Disruptor Module that provides remote selectable and precise disruption of surface laid or suspended EO, and (3) a Precision Aim module to provide accurate disruption of surface laid or suspended EO with the Multi-Shot Disrupter Module. These ERP-RS capabilities will provide a level of access, render safe, and disposal of EO that would currently require a Soldier to expose themselves to explosive hazards.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 016_0604808A_5_2040_PB_2025
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