Weapons and Munitions - Eng Dev

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Multiple Projects within this funding line are key enablers of the Army's Long Range Precision Fires Modernization Priorities: 155mm Artillery Propulsion (Project BQ3), 155mm High Explosive Rocket Assisted Projectile (Project EU6), Extended Range and Precision Guidance Kit (Project S36). Project 613, Mortar Systems: The Mortar System and Fire Control Modernization Project funds engineering development and demonstration of new technologies that will support modernized mortar weapon and mortar fire control systems. This includes capabilities that provide commonality between current and future weapon and fire control systems to help mitigate technology shortfalls and critical capability gaps. Future mortar systems that address these gaps include remote mortar turrets for mounted mortar systems, future cannon design study and improvements, round counter design effort, high-pressure capable cannons/components, tactical vehicle integration and composite/lightweight components for mounted/dismounted systems as well any future mortar modernization efforts to improve system capability and performance to meet future capability gaps. Mortar Fire Control Systems capabilities include lightweight inertial measurement and navigation (IMU/INU) units for weapon pointing, simplified Ethernet/wireless-based digital communications interfaces, development of updated fire control software to enable commonality and modularity (plug and play capability), integration with existing/future platform interfaces to meet Modular Open Architecture Standard (MOSA), and support for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)/modified commercial off-the-shelf (MCOTS) fire control components. This Project does not have a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request. Project BQ3, Supercharge is a stand-alone top-zone 155 millimeter (mm) propelling charge required to achieve maximum range requirements from the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH). Supercharge 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, integral metal stub case, electrically initiated primer, and advanced artillery propellant. This Project supports the accelerated Urgent Materiel Release (UMR) Supercharge (bag configuration) qualification required for Safety Release for First Unit Issued (FUI) of ERCA to perform Operational Assessment, and also supports the development of the Full Materiel Release (FMR) Supercharge that will address high technology and integration risks unique to achieving extended range to include improved design opportunities for pressure temperature curve, cannon tube wear and ensure fielding robustness. FY 2024 funding will continue to support efforts to improve propellant for longer cannon life, conduct risk reduction activities, as well as FMR Supercharge component development and testing. FY 2024 funding will also support the initiation of Extended Range Cannon Artillery System of Systems (ERCA SoS) integration activities. These efforts directly support the Army's Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team (LRPF CFT) priorities in support of the National Defense Strategy. Project BY1, Next Generation Combat Vehicle Ammunition: A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification 50x228 millimeter (mm) family of ammunition is a critical technology development in response to the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) Abbreviated Capability Development Document for weapon qualification, platform integration, and fielding of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) primary weapon system (XM913). This effort includes the development of three capabilities: The XM1202 Target Practice with Trace (TP-T); the XM1203 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Trace (APFSDS-T); and the XM1204 High Explosive Airburst with Trace (HEAB-T). The training cartridge will allow the Warfighter to train in a cost effective manner and the tactical cartridges will provide enhanced lethality at increased ranges when engaging personnel threats in the open, defilade, and under the cover of urban structures, Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) teams, and current and projected future peer armored materiel threats. This effort is operating under Middle Tier Acquisition authority for rapid prototyping to qualify the three munitions in order to support the NGCV Cross Functional Team (CFT) timeline for First Unit Equipped (FUE). Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funds support preparation activities for prototype fielding / materiel release on the XM1202 TP-T variant. In addition, FY 2024 funds supports conducting Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), building tests assets for Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E) and preparing for prototype fielding on the XM1203 APFSDS-T variant. FY 2024 funds also supports building test assets and conducting DT&E on the XM1204 HEAB-T variant. Project CE3, Precision Munition (Sniper): The Precision Munition (Sniper) project is a critical technology development in response to the Precision Munition Capabilities Development Documents (CDD) for the ammunition required to support the Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) / sniper weapons systems. The objective is to transfer the latest lethality technology into the suite of ammunition used by snipers. The Precision Munition improvement is split into three capability areas: Anti-Materiel (AM), Improved Performance Round (IPR), and Subsonic. The AM and IPR capabilities will enhance lethal effects at greater distances. The Subsonic capability will increase soldier survivability at close range by providing a low-sound signature munition that is undetectable to the enemy. There is no Fiscal Year 2024 budget request. Project DC9, 30mm MMPA M-SHORAD INC 3: The 30mm Multi-Mode Proximity Airburst (MMPA) Maneuver Short Range Air Defense Increment 3 (M-SHORAD INC 3) project funds the development of the XM1223 30x113mm MMPA munition. The objective is to enhance the operational effectiveness of the M-SHORAD Inc 3 platform, and any other Joint Force Fighting Vehicle that is equipped with a 30x113mm weapon system. The programmable fuze modes in the munition include proximity airburst to defeat personnel in the open and small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) targets, proximity delay to defeat personnel in defilade, gated proximity airburst for cluttered environments, mechanical point detonate to defeat light materiel targets, and self destruct to minimize collateral damage. The XM1223 will allow the M-SHORAD Inc 3 to conduct counter-UAS missions while retaining the ability to quickly transition to ground targets. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding supports XM1223 Engineering Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract awards, development, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and building prototypes for Design Engineering Testing (DET). Project EC4, Non-Standard Simulator Munitions will standardize various pyrotechnics that simulate battlefield effects. The Army's Combat Training Centers (CTCs) 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 or material released and are not safe or sustainable for use by Soldiers. This effort will develop and demonstrate various pyrotechnics/ simulators to replicate both conventional and asymmetric warfare battlefield affects such as: Black smoke signature (burning vehicles, buildings, and equipment); Yellow smoke signature (chemical, biological or nuclear effects); Mini Blast to simulate hostile fire and small Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during mounted operations in urban terrain; Micro pyrotechnics to simulate indoor hostile fire and IED effects that are capable of being integrated into existing facilities; Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) simulators to replicate the flight of a Rocket Propelled Grenade; Macro Pyro to simulate hostile fire, booby trap and IED Simulations indoor and outdoors; High Order Blast Effect (HiOBE) used to replicate a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), building explosions, and other significant explosive events; Artillery airburst simulator to replicate indirect fire; Antitank Guided Missile and Rocket (AGMR) simulator to replicate surface to air missile or shoulder launched rocket; Tracer Fire-back simulator to replicate enemy small arms fire and anti-aircraft fire. Standardization will reduce training costs, eliminate redundancies between systems and mitigate environmental concerns and safety risks associated with realistic scenario based training. Project EL9, 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) 2023 funding will be focused on integrating commercial off the shelf and/or relatively mature technologies into ammunition resupply enablers required by the Long Range Precision Fire (LRPF) Cross Functional Team (CFT). They will be focused on ensuring that a low risk resupply process solution exists to support the success of the Extended Range Canon Artillery (ERCA). Project EP2, Shoulder-Launched Munitions: The Individual Assault Munition (IAM) system consists of the tactical XM919 and training devices including the XM922 sub-caliber trainer. The XM919 IAM will be a lightweight Shoulder Launched Munition (SLM) capability for combat units at the individual Soldier level. The IAM training devices including the XM922 sub-caliber trainer provide training capability that will increase the Soldier's proficiency and integration of the XM919 tactical system into combat operations. As the next generation SLM, the solution will fit within the Soldier Lethality Modernization Priority, by reducing Soldier load, while providing tactical innovation capable of extending overmatch against near-peer adversaries in a joint, multi-domain, high-intensity conflict. The tactical XM919 IAM will allow Soldiers to conduct Urban Operations and will allow Soldiers to defeat adversaries protected by field expedient structures and light armored vehicles while providing behind the wall lethality effects. This solution will be effective day or night with the ability to safely engage targets from within enclosures, increasing Soldier survivability. This solution will combine the capabilities of the existing Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM) and the AT4 Confined Space - Reduced Sensitivity (AT4CS-RS), which will reduce the logistics burden of having to maintain and train multiple systems. The Individual Assault Munition Capabilities Development Document (CDD) was approved on 11 March 2016. Project EP3, Reduced Range Ammunition - Small Caliber: The small caliber Reduced Range Ammunition (RRA) Project is a critical technology development in response to the 7.62 millimeter (mm) and .50 caliber Capabilities Development Documents (CDD). The overall objective of RRA is to provide training ammunition suitable for use on military installations with Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) restrictions. The relatively long maximum range of the 7.62mm and .50 caliber service ammunition poses challenges on training ranges in range restricted areas. RRA will mitigate a training gap on installations by providing a materiel solution that meets training needs while shortening and condensing the SDZ. This will allow soldiers to train with 7.62mm and .50 caliber weapons on restricted ranges. The RRA cartridge design will be compatible with all Army 7.62mm and .50 caliber weapons, but specifically optimized to work in the M240 and M2 Machine Guns. There is no Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 request. Project EP4, One-Way Luminescence for Small Caliber Ammo: The One Way Luminescence (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 projects objective is to develop and field a full tracer round, 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; later followed by .50 Caliber cartridges and Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) ammunition. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding supports continuing Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and performing preparation activities for Materiel Release (MR) for the 7.62mm variant. FY 2024 funding will also support EMD efforts, performing Production Qualification Testing (PQT), and a Soldier Touch Point (STP) / User Evaluation for the 5.56mm variant. Project EP7, Aviation Airborne Expendable Countermeasures (AAECM) will support Integrated System Design (ISD), System Capability (SC) and Manufacturing Process Demonstrations (MPD) on expendable countermeasure flares and decoys to include the XM215 Infrared (IR) countermeasure Flare and XM20 Radio Frequency (RF) expendables. These expendable countermeasures systems are an essential part of survivability equipment for Army aircraft. Army Research Development Technology & Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts are coordinated with Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation to address the AAECM capability, a critical enabler for enduring aircraft and the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) - Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) Cross Functional Team (CFT) within 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 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) systems. The project will also support ISD, SC and MPD on new expendable countermeasure munitions that will protect Army aircraft from advanced and proliferated current guided missile threats. Activities include modeling and simulation, flight testing, qualification testing, environmental considerations, safety enhancements, manufacturing enhancements, qualification of other service and foreign munitions that could meet current requirements, product improvements, insertion of new technologies to increase performance, and enhancement of current flare solutions for new and existing aircraft. Systems include impulse cartridges and aircraft expendables (to include RF expendables). Project EU4, 40 millimeter (mm) High Velocity (HV) High Explosive Dual Purpose - Air burst (HEDP-AB) is a new capability identified as a Warfighter counter-defilade requirement in the 40mm High Velocity Improved High Explosive Dual Purpose Cartridge Capability Development Document (CDD) and will provide the Mk19 Mod 3 Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) an airburst capable cartridge with the ability of achieving required lethal effects against enemy targets in the open and in defilade while maintaining the capability to defeat unarmored and lightly armored vehicles. XM1176 HEDP-AB cartridges are manufactured by de-fuzing legacy M430A1 cartridges and installing a new airburst capable fuze onto the M430A1 warhead. In FY 2024 there is no funding request. Project EU6, The 155 millimeter (mm) High Explosive (HE) Rocket Assisted Projectile, Extended Range Project supports projectile development efforts to achieve ranges of 40km in current 39 caliber artillery weapon systems and longer ranges in future 58 caliber Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) to achieve the Army's requirement of extended range lethality. The Project is executing an evolutionary approach to meet the objectives of extended range and precision. The XM1113 will replace the obsolete M549A1 in 39 caliber weapon systems and increase range from 30km to 40km. The XM1210 will be optimized for 58 caliber guns and allow commanders to provide accurate cannon artillery fires at ranges of 70km and greater with ERCA. The XM1113 will not have a FY 2024 budget request. FY 2024 funding will continue to support XM1210 development and qualification activities for the Full Materiel Release (FMR) configuration. Project EU7, Enhanced Lethality Cannon Munitions: The Enhanced Lethality Cannon Munitions (ELCM) Project will evaluate, develop, and qualify new lethality technologies for 155mm cannon artillery munitions and evaluate their effectiveness in mitigating evolving and derived capability gaps, and support transition to production. The ELCM Project supports testing and assessment of the Israeli Military Industries (IMI) Systems M999 advanced anti-personnel munition in support the Army Directed Requirement for a Rapid Bridging Solution for the replacement of the 155mm Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM). This Project also accelerates the qualification of the 155mm XM1128 High Explosive Projectile, which will replace the M795 Critical Munition once qualified. Engineering efforts are ongoing and will support the evaluation of the XM1128 test data to determine that the Program is safe, suitable and operationally effective, as well as the gathering of all statutory and regulatory requirements in support of a Milestone C in FY 2021. This Project does not have a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request. Project EU8, Improved Multi-Option Fuze: The Improved Multi-Option Fuze Project is a technology refresh and modernization effort that provides an incremental capability with technology advancements and performance improvements on the current non-precision artillery and mortar ammunition proximity multi-option fuze that will increase robustness to electronic countermeasures (ECM), eliminates the susceptibility of reverse engineering (RE), incorporates power source advancements, improves delay mode reliability, and integrates safe & arm improvements. This Project will develop and qualify safe, affordable, reliable, Proximity Height of Burst fuzing solutions with robust Defense Exportability Features (DEF) for non-precision conventional cannon artillery and mortar munitions that are resistant to adversary exploitation via ECM and RE threats. This Project does not have a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request. Project EW1, The 40 millimeter (mm) Low Velocity High Explosive Air Burst (HEAB) is a new capability identified as a Warfighter counter-defilade requirement in the Capability Development Document (CDD), 40mm Low Velocity (LV) Family of Ammunition Annex. The HEAB tactical cartridge allows the Warfighter to engage targets at increased effective ranges using the 40mm M320 Grenade Launcher. The HEAB cartridge provides the grenadier with a higher probability of achieving a first shot kill against enemy personnel, coupled with the ability to defeat personnel targets in defilade positions. When deployed against point and area targets, the cartridge inflicts incapacitating effects against personnel beyond those offered by the current M433 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) cartridge. The cartridge provides lethal effects against targets with improved accuracy and greater standoff ranges resulting in increased soldier survivability. FY 2024 funds support test reports and close-out activities following Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) and Soldier Touch Point (STP). Project FA6, 30mm Lethality: The 30 millimeter (mm) Lethality project funds the development of a suite of 30x173mm caliber cartridges, which includes a XM1182 High Explosive Airburst with Trace (HEAB-T) cartridge for increased anti-personnel effects, XM1170 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Trace (APFSDS-T) cartridge for anti-materiel, and ballistically matched training cartridges; XM1173 Target Practice with Trace (TP-T) cartridge and XM1172 Target Practice Discarding Sabot with Trace (TPDS-T) cartridge. The objective is to enhance the operational effectiveness and lethality of the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV), Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV), and any Army Fighting Vehicles that are equipped with a 30x173mm weapon system. The tactical APFSDS-T cartridge will provide an organic direct fire capability to support infantry at a greater range and will improve lethality when engaging light-to-medium armored vehicles. The HEAB-T cartridge will provide the Warfighter with increased lethality against troops in the open, counter defilade, Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) teams, and troops behind urban structures. The training cartridges will be ballistically matched to the tactical cartridges, allowing the Warfighter to train in a cost effective manner. This project is a follow-on of the earlier efforts in support of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) Operational Needs Statement (ONS) #15-20590 Stryker Increased Lethality for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR). Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding will support execution of Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E) and Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E). Project FJ4, Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munitions (C-DAEM): The 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 to support the Army's modernization priorities; C-DAEM Armor and C-DAEM DPICM Replacement. C-DAEM Armor will destroy moved and moving self-propelled howitzers, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding will continue to support C-DAEM Armor development and testing activities as well as engineering efforts required to integrate the Military-Code (M-Code) Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver into the selected C-DAEM Armor objective materiel solution(s). Project FL4, Small Caliber Ammo for Next Gen Squad Weapons: The Small Caliber Ammo for Next Gen Squad Weapons project is a critical technology development in response to the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (SL CFT) Initial Capability Document (ICD) for the ammunition required to support the rapid prototyping, development, and fielding of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) under the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) authority for rapid prototyping/rapid fielding. The objective is to develop and Full Materiel Release (FMR) the new ammunition in parallel with the NGSW rifle and automatic rifle. The NGSW ammunition is split into multiple ammunition variants, the General Purpose (GP), the Special Purpose (SP), the Reduced Range Ammunition (RRA), Tracer Ammunition, Blank Ammunition, the Close Combat Mission Capability Kit (CCMCK) training ammunition, Drill Dummy Inert (DDI) cartridge, and High-Pressure Test (HPT) cartridge. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding supports Urgent Materiel Release (UMR) preparation efforts for the GP, SP, RRA, Blank, DDI, and HPT variants. FY 2024 funds also support Live-Fire Testing and Evaluation (LFT&E) on the GP and Tracer variants. FY 2024 funds support Soldier Touch Points (STP) / User Evaluations and performing Production Qualification Testing (PQT) on the SP, RRA, and Tracer variants. Also, FY 2024 funds support design optimization efforts on the GP, Blank, DDI, and HPT variants. And, FY 2024 supports continuing the refinement, development, and maturation of the CCMCK, Blank, DDI, and HPT cartridges. Project S36, Precision Guidance Kit: The Long Range-Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) development effort will qualify state of the art technologies for a course correcting fuze that provides precision accuracy at extended ranges for current and future 155 millimeter (mm) High Explosive (HE) projectiles by eliminating a portion of the inherent errors associated with ballistic firing solutions, which effectively reduces the number of projectiles required to execute fire missions.??LR-PGK will support projectile operation in Global Positioning System (GPS) degraded environments and compatibility with Army Modernization objectives under the Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team's (LRPF CFT) new long range cannon, Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH).??The ERCA and its new long range projectiles require the LR-PGK to meet lethality requirements.??Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding will continue to support the fabrication of LR-PGK hardware, safety and development testing, and accomplishes a Preliminary Design Review (PDR).

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Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
Source ID: 0604802A_5_2040_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation: The change for this portfolio is made up of both increases and decreases for the following programs: Increases are: $28.285M Precision Guidance Kit, Increase in funding in FY 2024 is to resource additional LR-PGK development and qualification activities in support of the Army's modernization priorities. $18.8M New Start for 30mm MMPA M-SHORAD INC 3 Funding that was realigned from the platform from ROC 5L0 to us (JPEO/1B0). $3.180M for Aviation Airborne Expendable Countermeasures to support countermeasure pattern development. $2.540M for XM919 Shoulder Launched Munitions to complete the operational assessment. $1.207M 155mm Artillery Propulsion to support efforts to FMR Supercharge component development, improve propellant for longer cannon life, conduct risk reduction activities and testing as well as support the initiation of Extended Range Cannon Artillery System of Systems (ERCA SoS) integration activities. Decreases are: -$869K for Next Generation Combat Vehicle Ammunition Programs continue Developmental Test & Evaluation efforts and prepare for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), -$735K for 155mm HE Rocket Assist Project Extended Range, -$2.075M for 40MM Low Velocity Ammunition Decrease in funding due to the program's transition from Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) to Full Rate Production in FY 2025, -$77k for 30MM Lethality decreases due to completion of Milestone C and platform integration testing, -$2.172M for Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munitions (C-DAEM) Decrease in funding in FY 2024 due to decrease in contract costs associated with C-DAEM Armor development and GPS Receiver integration efforts., and -$301K for Small Caliber Ammo for Next Gen Squad Weapons Decrease due to planned activities as the program shifts to FMR / production.
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