Conventional Weapons Technology
Abstract
This program develops, integrates, and demonstrates advance ordnance and guidance technologies for air-launched conventional weapons. The effort focuses on conventional ordnance component technologies such as war-heads, fuzes, and explosives, as well as munition guidance component technologies such as navigation and control systems and seekers. Technologies to be developed, demonstrated, and integrated into system concepts will address blast, fragmentation, penetration, low collateral damage, variable depth/location fuzing, precise guidance, and high-performance and insensitive explosives. Efforts in this program have been coordinated through the Department of Defense Science and Technology Executive Committee process to harmonize efforts and eliminate duplication. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver science & technology capabilities. The use of program funds in this PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602602F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 1206601F, and 0602298F. As directed in the FY 2018 NDAA, Sec 825, amendment to PL 114-92 FY 2016 NDAA, Sec 828 Penalty for Cost Overruns, the FY 2018 Air Force penalty total is $14.373M. The calculated percentage reduction to each research, development, test and evaluation and procurement account will be allocated proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities under such account. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development because this budget activity includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 0603601F_3_3600_PB_2020
- Change Summary Explanation
- Decrease in FY 2018 of $12.230 million in Other Adjustments is due to realignment of funds to PE 0602212F, to support Research and Development Projects, 10 U.S.C. Section 2358. Increase in FY 2018 of $5.800 million due reprogramming action for hypersonic weapon technology. Decrease in FY 2020 due to realignment of $5.475 million from PE 0603601, Conventional Weapons Technology, to PE 0602602F, Conventional Munitions, for hypersonic weapon component technology maturation.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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