Weapons and Munitions Product Improvement Programs
Abstract
Project CP2 Precision Fire Technology Improvements supports required Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), and Precision Fuze and Fuze Setter assessment and improvement initiatives to support increased rates of fire for items that have been fielded or in full rate production, such as the M1155 Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter (EPIAFS), Excalibur and Precision Guidance Kit (PGK). Efforts will identify, characterize, study, analyze, test, and develop PGM and Fuze technologies to increase range, lethality, effectiveness, survivability and accuracy. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding will support software development, integration activities and continued monitoring of the upgrade strategies and requirements of interfacing Precision Guided Munition Programs in support of Artillery ammunition and platform modernization. FY 2024 funding will also support fuze setting integration activities required for compatibility with the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) weapon system. Project ER2 Close Combat Technology includes development efforts to upgrade Close Combat technologies, energetics, and munitions, such as counter explosives, grenades, demolitions, shoulder launched munitions, pyrotechnic simulators, countermeasure flares, non-lethal ammunition/systems, and networked munitions and mines, that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production. FY 2023 funding will allow the project to identify, characterize, study, analyze, test and develop technologies to resolve close combat munition reliability, safety, environmental, storage, standardization, obsolescence and manufacturing/producibility issues. Project ER5 The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project includes product improvement development efforts to upgrade indirect fire weapon systems and munitions that are fielded and/or in production. Initiatives include improved target engagement, increased reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety, standardization and interoperability with weapons and munitions of Allied Nations, defense exportability features, reduction of failure mechanisms, and supply chain risk through the introduction of new and alternative technology and materiel solutions, improvement of manufacturing methods and their associated production and life cycle support processes, new capabilities in response to the evolving and emerging threats and countermeasures, and reduction/elimination of potential environmental and health risks associated with these products. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding will support Fuze Technology Integration (FTI) efforts to complete the M783 mortar fuze evaluation, design improvement and testing to preclude early fuze functioning; expand and refine the fuze critical components database to identify and mitigate obsolescence; continue to mature extended duration artillery fuze power sources; develop and evaluate M734A1 mortar fuze custom application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) signal processors and accelerometers; integrate electronic and energetic technologies into the M213 hand grenade fuze to increase fuze and explosive safety; evaluate miniature reserve cell batteries for use in 30mm to 40mm medium caliber fuzes; and complete improvements to proximity fuze sensor hardware in the loop testing infrastructure. Project ER6: The Direct Fire Technology funding will be used to support direct fire ammunition from small caliber ammunition, medium caliber ammunition and large caliber ammunition enhancements to lethality, effectiveness, survivability, accuracy and general product improvements. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding supports a number of small caliber ammunition projects including improvements to training ammunition; improvements to make small caliber primers more environmentally friendly; optimization of handgun ammunition; exploring precision sniper improvements and continuing the effort to reduce Soldier load by developing lightweight ammunition. Improvements to medium caliber ammunition include lethality and safety enhancements. Improvements to 105mm and 120mm tank ammunition include examination and implementation of performance enhancement and improvements to tracer, combustible cartridge case and 105mm Advanced Multipurpose (AMP).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 0607131A_7_2040_PB_2024
- Change Summary Explanation
- The change in program funding is part of the Precision Fire Technology Improvements. Increase in funding in FY2024 is due to the additional Fuze Setter Modernization efforts that have been identified for execution in support of the Army's modernization priorities.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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