Missile/Air Defense Product Improvement Program

Abstract

This funding line is a key enabler of the Army Modernization Priorities in support of the Stinger missile program. Avenger is a lightweight, ground-to-air missile and gun weapon system mounted on a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The system protects against unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and fixed and rotary wing threats. Avenger provides day/night adverse weather operations, shoot on the move capability, rapid target engagement, and remote firing capability. It can be air dropped, lifted by helicopter and is air transportable. The system employs up to eight Stinger missiles to counter aerial threats and a .50 Caliber Machine Gun (M3P) for close-in ground and air threats. An Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system aids in the identification of friendly aircraft in order to minimize the potential for fratricide. The Avenger fleet of 453 systems includes 169 systems that are equipped with a digital Slew-to-Cue (STC) capability to speed target detection and engagement. The Avenger Modification - Service Life Extension Program (MOD-SLEP) consists of Project 038: Avenger Production Improvement Program (PIP) and Program Element CE8710: Avenger MODS. The ongoing MOD-SLEP addresses obsolescence of Avenger components to ensure Avenger maintains operational capability through FY 2031. Key MOD-SLEP components are: the Targeting Console (TC), the M3P, the Avenger Fire Control Computer (AFCC), the Mode 5 IFF, the Vehicle Internal Communications (VIC-5), and the Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) capability. The AFCC and TC are fielded to the STC Avengers. All other components are fielded to the entire Avenger fleet. FY 2024 funding of $4.520 million provides for multiple projects. First, $3.071 million continues development, integration, prototyping and testing of technologies that will provide A-PNT capability, including the Anti-Jam Antenna and DAGR Distributed Device (D3), which will provide M-Code capability. Secondly, $1.449 million continues obsolescence mitigation (Avenger Product Improvement).

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0203801A_7_2040_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2024 increase reflects Army's continued investment in the Avenger A-PNT and obsolescence mitigation efforts.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Detection
  • Fire Control Computers
  • Machine Guns
  • Navigation
  • Positioning Navigation And Timing
  • Product Development
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Target Detection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy

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