Land Attack Tech

Abstract

Project 2020: The Advanced Gun System (AGS) projectile will provide Naval Surface Fires support for DDG 1000 class destroyers from the MK-51 Gun Weapon System (GWS). The AGS projectile will replace the Long Range Land Attack Projectile which was the original 155mm munitions developed for the MK-51 GWS. The development effort focuses on integration of a 155mm guided projectile in the MK-51 GWS which includes modifications to address initialization, dimensional, gun launch, and automated handling interface differences. Components affected by the integration of a 155mm guided projectile include the guided projectile, the propelling charge, the MK-51 Gun Weapon System, and the Total Ship Computing Environment. The program was funded under PE 0204202N DDG 1000 in FY 2017. A round selection is planned for August 2017 where initial performance characteristics will be determined and subsequently matured through FY 2019. The capability is planned for Initial Operational Capability in 4QFY2021. This is not a new start. Project 2038: The Advanced Minor Caliber Gun will support non-recurring engineering, component integration, and testing efforts required for capability upgrades to the MK38 Mod 2, a minor caliber gun weapon system. Project 3401: The Hyper Velocity Projectile (HVP) Block (BLK) 0 effort will double the range of the current 5-inch conventional ammunition while meeting multi-mission operational requirements for Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), and Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) missions. This project executes pre milestone (MS) B activities and begins preparations for the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development Phase planned for FY 2019. This includes development of system specifications and HVP BLK 0 interface control documents to support transition to MS B. HVP tactical subcomponent and integration risk reduction efforts will be initiated to support MS B Acquisition Milestone and Competitive E&MD Award. The Hyper Velocity Projectile project was previously funded under the PE 0603925N / Directed Energy and Electronic Weapon Systems (Proj: 3370 Railgun) and 0603795N / Land Attack Tech (Proj: 3370 Railgun). This is not a new start.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
0603795N_4_1319_PB_2018
Change Summary Explanation
Increase of +$18.023M supports establishment of project unit 2020 Advanced Gun System Projectile ($18.000M) and miscellaneous adjustments.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Ammunition
  • Cost Analysis
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Engineering
  • Fire Support
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Manufacturing
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Projectiles
  • Propelling Charges
  • Systems Engineering
  • Uss Zumwalt
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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