Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition
Abstract
The Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition Program Element encompasses a comprehensive program to develop, rapidly transition to production, and field advanced weapons and munitions for small, medium and large caliber munitions, tank ammunition, mortar ammunition, cannon artillery ammunition, and close combat system items. These Projects will ensure continued battlefield overmatch and lethality of United States maneuver forces against the full range of modern battlefield threats. To achieve this, Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition projects will identify and develop promising technologies through competitive development and streamlined acquisition procedures. Project 694 Medium Caliber Ammunition: Medium Caliber Ammunition supports development of Multi-Mode Proximity-Fuzed 30 millimeter (mm) munition capable of defeating materiel, personnel, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) threats. This capability supports the Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) directed requirement and is endorsed by the Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team (AMD CFT). This effort will miniaturize and mature critical technologies in preparation to enter Engineering &Manufacturing Development (EMD). Critical technologies include proximity airburst fuzing, guidance and navigation, communication with fire control, and advanced lethality. There is no FY 2022 funding request. Project BQ4 155mm Artillery Propulsion: Supercharge is a stand-alone top-zone 155 millimeter (mm) propelling charge required to achieve maximum range requirements from the XM1299 Increment 1C and XM1299A1 Increment 2 Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH). It will achieve lethality overmatch out to 70 kilometers (km) with developmental extended range projectiles, and will potentially increase range with compatible legacy projectiles up to thirty percent. Supercharge is composed of an earlier bag variant and later combustible cartridge case (foamed celluloid or felted fiber technology), integral metal Stub Case, electrically initiated primer, and advanced artillery propellant. There is no FY 2022 budget request. In FY 2022, this project transitions to Budget Activity 05; Program Element (PE) 0604802A, Weapons and Munitions - Engineering Development, Project BQ4, 155mm Artillery Propulsion. Project CD8 - Army Aviation long range munition dominance and asymmetric advantage has eroded in recent years with peer adversaries expanding their capabilities by developing and fielding advanced systems designed to create physical stand-off especially in the realm of Anti-Access Area Denial (A2AD) and Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS). Having operated in relatively uncontested environments for a number of years, the Joint Force has not kept pace with these peer and near peer developments and U.S. dominance is no longer assured. Army Aviation requires a Long Range Precision Munition (LRPM) that is integrated with the firing platform that can provide leap ahead capability in the penetration and dis-integration phases of Joint All Domain Operations (JADO). LRPM will provide Army Aviation with an improved long range munition system that can rapidly respond in a combat environment in order to improve the survivability of the warfighters and weapon systems, including aviation platforms in an A2AD and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) denied environment. The ability to interoperate and coordinate with other weapon systems and munitions at long ranges and adapt to changing threats is a core concept of the Army Aviation Weapons, Sub-Systems, and Munitions Initial Capabilities Document validated in June 2018. LRPM will leverage a modular open system architecture to facilitate a reduction of costs and rapid development as threats continue to evolve. Project EB8 OWL for Small Caliber: The OWL project is a critical technology development in response to the 7.62 millimeter (mm) and 5.56mm Families of Ammunition Capabilities Development Documents (CDD) and .50 caliber munitions CDD. Current small caliber ammunition tracer rounds are a pyrotechnic tracer mix which allows enemy forces to see the trace round and track its trajectory back to the shooter. The OWL project's objective is to develop and field a full tracer round to replace the current pyrotechnic cartridges with trace cartridges that are only visible to the shooter and soldiers in close proximity, increasing soldier survivability, and increasing lethality by incorporating Enhanced Performance Round (EPR) technology into the new tracer ammunition. 7.62mm and 5.56mm are the immediate focus followed by a similar development strategy for .50 caliber cartridges. There is no Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funding request. Project EB9 Project EB9 Aviation Airborne Expendable Countermeasure (AAECM) supports the advanced development activities and technology demonstrations of the AAECM to include the XM215 Flare and XM20 Radio Frequency (RF) expendables. These expendable countermeasures systems are essential parts for Army aircraft and will be employed with currently fielded countermeasures as a cocktail to provide protection against all threats. Army Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts are coordinated with Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation to address the AAECM capability, a critical Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) enabler for enduring aircraft and the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross Functional Team (CFT) within the Army's top modernization priorities. These advanced decoys will address deficiencies in Army aircraft protection and the safety of its aircrews against advanced Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) and shoulder launched Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) systems. This program will evaluate integrated technologies and countermeasure prototype systems in realistic operating test environments. Prototypes will demonstrate component and subsystem maturity prior to integration into major Army aircraft platforms. FY 2022 supports final developmental and initial operational testing for the XM20 RF Countermeasures (CM) ahead of the planned Milestone C in FY 2022. Project EC2 ADVAP: The Advanced Armor-Piercing (ADVAP) project is a critical technology development in response to the 7.62 millimeter (mm) and 5.56mm Family of Ammunition Capabilities Development Documents (CDD) and the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (SL CFT) Initial Capability Document (ICD) which outlines the requirements for new ammunition to support the rapid prototyping/development of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) under the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) authority for rapid prototyping/rapid fielding. New ADVAP ammunition is designed to provide overmatch capability to defeat advanced light armored threats within typical machine gun engagement ranges. The Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) ammunition is split into two initial variants, the General Purpose (GP) and the Special Purpose (SP). The nomenclature for the GP ammunition is XM1186 and the nomenclature for the SP ammunition is XM1184. The overall objective of the ADVAP project is to develop and Full Materiel Release (FMR) ammunition to defeat hard targets. There is no Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funding request. Project EC3 Ammunition Logistics Prototyping: This Project supports the future force by improving the distribution, management, reliability and survivability of ammunition through the advanced development, integration, and demonstration of logistics system enablers. These enablers will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of ammunition operations, to include retrograde, while reducing the logistics footprint on the battlefield. Technology areas addressed include handling, distribution, and management (strategic and tactical), prognostics, diagnostics, and asset visibility, explosives safety, and adaptive and environmentally friendly packaging and palletization. The efficient deployment and sustainment of reliable ammunition is vital to success on the battlefield. This Project enhances the operational effectiveness of the ammunition logistics system to ensure the distribution of reliable ammunition to the warfighter. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funding will be used to further mature munition health monitoring devices in accordance with the needs of the relevant PMs. However, the preponderance of the funding will be used to directly to support Long Range Precision Fire (LRPF) munition health monitoring requirements throughout its resupply process. Specifically, the funding will be used to address munition health monitoring and packaging/preservation of munitions within the tactical movement of large caliber ammunition. Project FA5 Assured Precision Weapons and Munitions (APWM): The APWM Project is focused on advanced risk mitigation, technology integration, prototyping, and product support to identify, evaluate, mature, test, and demonstrate various assured precision prototype technologies in weapon and munitions components and subsystems within a complex system-of-systems (SoS) environment. The APWM Project reinforces the National Defense Strategy's major lines of effort through technology development and prototyping, which increases lethality and ensures future combat overmatch success of the Joint Force against peer/near-peer adversaries. This project also aims to improve program performance and affordability for multiple weapons and munitions Programs of Record (PoRs) via Joint Lethality Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and Army M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinated efforts. The APWM Project directly supports top Army Modernization Priorities via the Assured-PNT (A-PNT) and Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF) Cross Functional Team (CFT) imperatives in support of the National Defense Strategy. Funding will support engagement by weapons and munitions PNT experts in the development, evaluation, and technology delivery activities of the Air Force's M-Code GPS, Army's PNT related programs, and A-PNT/Space CFT programs in support of LRPF and Counter Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) missions. Funding will also enable component and subsystem architecture input essential for Precision Weapons and Munitions (PW&M) operating in a Navigation Warfare (NavWar) SoS environment, Army M-Code GPS technology integration and evaluation, planning and evaluating next generation M-Code GPS to validate capability for future Joint precision munitions, and maturation of alternative PNT and NavWar related technologies and solutions to enable informed A-PNT related PoR milestone and Army cross-functional modernization decisions. Project FG1 Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munitions (C-DAEM) Project will provide United States (U.S). ground forces with the capability to engage area personnel through armored targets, while denying threat forces full operational freedom within the targeted area. An Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) was completed in January 2018 to inform Army acquisition and investment decisions regarding replacement of the current stockpile of 155 millimeter (mm) Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICM) with Department of Defense (DoD) policy compliant munitions and address anti-armor and extended range capability requirements. The Army validated two materiel solutions for C-DAEM to be pursued in parallel. C-DAEM Armor (Increment 1) will destroy moved and moving infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled howitzers, and tanks. C-DAEM DPICM Replacement (Increment 2) will destroy personnel to light-skinned vehicles. There is no FY 2022 budget request.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 0603639A_4_2040_PB_2022
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2022 Program Element (PE) 0603639A Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition is a mix of decreases and increases. There are slight increases on EB9 and EC3 and a large increase on FA5 for the PGM Software-Defined Receiver (SDRx). Overall the decrease is largely due to BQ4 transitioning to BA5 BQ3 155mm Artillery Propulsion.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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