Aviation Rocket System Product Improvement & Dev

Abstract

The Aviation Rockets Product Improvement and Development line funds the development, integration and test of munitions and their interface to launcher and platforms to meet user requirements. Additionally, it will fund a range of improvement initiatives to modernize the Hydra-70 2.75 Inch rocket and launcher system to include improvements to performance, safety, reliability, transportability, producibility, affordability and Insensitive Munitions (IM) compliance. The current Hydra-70 2.75 inch rocket system is more than 50 years old and is in need of performance improvements to comply with 1) USC - Title 10, Chapter 141, Section 2389, 2) DoD Directive 5000.1, CJCS Instruction 3170.01C, USD (AT&L) Memorandum of January 26, 1999, "Exemption for Existing Inventory Items to IM Requirements", and 3) validated Lightweight Precision Munition (LPM) Operational Needs Statement ONS 16-21556 and 4) existing/emerging HQDA G-3/5/7 and TRADOC aviation weapon requirements for guided and unguided rocket systems. Improvements to existing rocket systems and munitions will include design, qualification and integration of precision guidance capability, increased lethality, improved target suppression, increased standoff range, reduced minimum engagement range, improved pre-launch constraints and munitions communications/programmability, increased stowed kills, increased product reliability, improved hardness against unplanned stimuli, reduced war fighter workload, and reduced environmental impact for both manned and unmanned applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
0607142A_7_2040_PB_2019
Change Summary Explanation
Additional funding is required to support technical assessments, concept studies, perform risk reduction, technology maturation, demonstration, engineering design, engineering / manufacturing development, test, integration and document preparation for Army Aviation manned and unmanned platforms.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Aviation
  • Contracts
  • Directives
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Instructions
  • Launchers
  • Munitions
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Rocket Launchers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy

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