Conventional Weapons Technology

Abstract

This program develops, integrates, and demonstrates advanced ordnance and guidance technologies for conventional weapons. The effort focuses on conventional ordnance component technologies such as warheads, 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 project 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 such program funds in this PE would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0601102F, 0602102F, 0602201F, 0602202F, 0602203F, 0602204F, 0602605F, 0602788F, 0602298F, and 0602020F. This program element may include necessary expenses to support the operation and maintenance of facilities to manage, execute, and deliver science and technology capabilities. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0603601F_3_3600_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
In FY 2023 the Transformational component effort was realigned under Program 0603032F WARTECH, Project 630320: Air Force Vanguards, effort Vanguard Prospect - Resolute Sentry, effort Vanguard Prospect - Fight Tonight, effort Future Transformational Capabilities, and effort Vanguard Prospect - Long Range Kill Chain. FY 2023 adjustment of $32.756 million reflects realignment of the Transformational component funding as described above. FY 2024 adjustment of $93.967 million reflects realignment of the Transformational component funding and a decrease in scope of efforts associated with system-level integration and concept demonstration of technical components/subsystems in deference to higher Air Force priorities.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Engineering
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Flight Testing
  • High Resolution
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Navigation
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

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