Weapons and Munitions - Eng Dev
Abstract
This program element funds multiple efforts for engineering development of weapons and munitions systems. Project S36: This program funds engineering development of precision guidance systems applicable to Indirect Fire artillery weapon systems. The Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a Global Positioning System guidance kit with fuzing functions. PGK provides near precision accuracy and effectiveness for 155mm High Explosive artillery projectiles. PGK will improve the accuracy of existing artillery ammunition by correcting the trajectory of projectiles to their designated target location. Precision guidance systems will effectively reduce target delivery error reducing the number of rounds required to conduct a fire mission. Project EC1: The Target Practice Day/ Night/ Thermal (TP D/N/T) cartridges are 40mm grenade training cartridges. The low velocity variant is for training with the M203/M320 grenade launchers and the high velocity variant is for training with the Mk19 grenade machine gun. Both of these cartridges will provide the War Fighter with a non dud producing, environmentally friendly training cartridge which provides a visual and thermal impact signature that can be seen day or night, by the unaided eye or through night vision devices and thermal weapon sights. The program will carry competitive prototypes for each cartridge variant through the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. Project EC4: Army's Combat Training Centers are currently using non-standard munitions to replicate both conventional and asymmetric warfare battlefield effects. These modified commercial-off-the-shelf products have not been type classified, material released, and are not sustainable; because of these issues, risk assessment, and risk mitigation lies with the individual Training Center. Standardization of these munitions will reduce training costs, eliminate redundancies between systems, and mitigate safety risks associated with realistic scenario based training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0604802A_5_2040_PB_2015
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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