Weapons and Munitions Technology

Abstract

This PE investigates, designs and evaluates enabling technologies to develop lethal weapons and munitions with increased performance and the potential for lower weight, reduced size, and improved affordability. Project H18 focuses on weapons and munitions development. Project H19 researches technologies to maintain and enhance weapons lethality. Project H28 evaluates munition components such as fuzes, power, warheads with tailorable effects, and munition energetic materials. In FY18/FY19 work in this PE is related to, and fully coordinated with, PE 0602303A (Missile Technology), PE 0602105A (Materials Technology), PE 0602618A (Ballistics Technology), PE 0602782A (Command, Control, Communications Technology), and PE 0603004A (Weapons and Munitions Advanced Technology). Beginning in FY20, work in this PE is related to, and fully coordinated with PE 0602147A (Long Range Precision Fires Technology), PE 0602145 (Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology),PE 0602148 (Future Vertical Lift Technology), PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology), PE0602141A (Lethality Technology), and PE0602146A (Network C3I Technology). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. The work in this PE is performed by the United States Army Futures Command (AFC).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: 0602624A_2_2040_PB_2020
• Change Summary Explanation: FY18 increase related to congressional adds totaling $204 Million FY19 increase related to congressional adds totaling $343 Million FY20 decrease related to Science and Technology financial restructuring
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Anti-Tank Missiles
• Combat Vehicles
• Control Systems
• Energetic Materials
• Explosively Formed Penetrators
• Explosives
• Fire Control Systems
• Guided Missiles
• Indirect Fire
• Insensitive Explosives
• Materials Science
• Precision-Guided Munitions
• Projectiles
• Propellants
• Target Recognition
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Weapons Effects

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control