Artillery Systems - EMD

Abstract

This program element supports the Joint Light Weight 155mm Howitzer (LW155) and the Paladin/FAASV Improvement programs. Beginning in FY11, only the Paladin/FAASV Improvement program has RDTE funding in this program element. The Paladin/Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) Integrated Management (PIM) process will provide for the procurement of the approved obsolescence and sustainment modifications to the 155MM Self-Propelled Howitzer and FAASV, increase reliability and maneuverability as well as reduce life cycle costs. These will include leveraging Bradley common components, integrating the engine, transmission, final drives, and suspension. It will also replace obsolete components such as the Dynamic Reference Unit-Hybrid (DRU-H), hydraulics, fatigued hull structures as well as focus on powertrain, power management and electronic sub-systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0604854A_5_2040_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Commerce
  • Control Systems
  • Costs
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Howitzers
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Self Propelled
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Small Business
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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