MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYST
Abstract
Organic Precision Fires (OPF) is a Service Force Design priority and will provide multiple echelons of the Fleet Marine Force with an organic, loitering, beyond-line-of-sight precision strike capability. OPF has demonstrated through extensive war-gaming and simulation, combined with experience gained in real world operations, that it will significantly improve the organic lethality of infantry and reconnaissance formations. Providing a Hunter (Group 2 UAS) - Killer (loitering munition) combination, OPF will deliver precision effects as well as surveillance before, during, and after striking targets, at ranges beyond 40 kilometers, while reducing the potential for collateral damage. As such, the OPF capability is a critical element of force modernization to close the gap between long range/precision fires and close-combat weapons. OPF will develop a vehicle mounted, universal, multi-canister launch platform integrated onto multiple vehicles such as the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) or Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV); a Stalker Group 2 UAS; and a Government Command and Control (C2) system. The OPF munitions will use a variety of fuse and munition combinations capable of providing diverse operational effects. OPF will also develop the offensive capability for the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) as well as a single launch, dismounted capability, fired from the ground and transported via Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle (ULTV) or backpack. In FY 2023, the Marine Corps will initiate OPF Light, a new capability with a separate materiel solution from OPF (vehicle mounted) in support of Force Design 2030. It provides a dismounted, lightweight, man portable, loitering munition that extends the capability of the infantry battalion to strike targets out to the maximum range of organic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets at the platoon and squad level. The OPF Light program will develop a miniaturized version of the Government's C2 system for a man-portable dismounted configuration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 0604657M_5_1319_PB_2023
- Change Summary Explanation
- Net increase of $2.881M from FY 2022 to FY 2023 is due to completion of prototype universal mount, launcher, C2, and the universal mount integration for the LAV variant; and the initiation of OPF Light capability. --- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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