Fire Support System
Abstract
This project develops Joint and Marine Corps unique improvements to artillery fire support technology that supports the artillery triad of fires and fire support equipment. These initiatives include but are not limited to the following: the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS), munitions development & testing (to include rocket munitions), as well as testing and development of the Family of Artillery Munitions (FAM), Common Laser Ranger Finder (CLRF) integrated capability, and the Modeled Meteorological Information Manager (MMIM). EFSS is an all-weather, ground based indirect fire system designed to support the vertical assault element of the Ship-To-Objective Maneuver (STOM) force. The EFSS is defined as a Launcher, Mobility Platform (prime mover), Ammunition, Ammunition Supply Vehicle, and Technical Fire Direction and Control equipment necessary for orienting weapons to an azimuth of fire. EFSS supports irregular warfare and distributed operations. FAM is used to develop and mature artillery munitions for the Marine Corps triad of fire. The CLRF is a lightweight, eye-safe target laser rangefinder capable of being carried and employed by a single Marine. CLRF Integrated Capability (CLRF IC) is a replacement to the existing CLRF Suite of Equipment. CLRF IC provides the observer the ability to perform target detection, recognition, identification, and location determination in a suite of systems. The Modeled Meteorological Information Manager (MMIM) will be the primary artillery meteorological capability at the artillery battalion and regiment providing the ability to create, receive, manage, and transmit near real time gridded meteorological information supporting artillery and target acquisition systems significantly enhancing the accuracy of meteorological information. The Fire Support Mod Line is a set of Marine Corps efforts to address critical operational and logistics deficiencies in existing, fielded fire support/weapons systems and equipment. The line provides technical refresh, development of target acquisition, and artillery survey and meteorological systems. Funding is used to ensure Clinger Cohen Act (CCA) and Information Assurance (IA) requirements are met, execution of product improvements/modifications, and upgrades to system hardware and software for the Ground Counter Fire Sensor (GCFS), Marine Artillery Survey Set (MASS), Meteorological Station Group (MSG), Global Positioning System Survey (GPS-S) and the Improved Position Azimuth Determining System (IPADS), Lightweight Target Designator (LTD) and the CLRF as well as for upgrades, engineering change proposals, and modifications for guided munitions and fire control systems. Funding is also used for upgrades, engineering change proposals (ECPs) and modifications for guided munitions and fire control systems which falls within Fire Support Systems for the Marine Corps. The Internally Transportable Vehicle (ITV) is a program in this project that is a lightweight, highly mobile vehicle that provides a deployed Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) with a ground vehicle internally transportable in the MV-22 and CV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft as well as the CH53-E and MH-47 aircraft. The ITV has two configurations: The Light Strike Vehicle (ITV-LSV) and EFSS Prime Mover (ITV-PM). Insensitive Munitions Program's purpose is to field munitions that are insensitive munitions (IM) compliant. Conventional Ground Ammunition project identifies and develops Insensitive Munitions (IM) Technologies to address IM shortfalls in new Marine Corps development or improvements to legacy Conventional Ground Ammunition to meet OSD mandated IM compliance requirements. These IM Technology investments directly support the development of the bi-annual Marine Corps Insensitive Munitions Strategic Plan (IMSP) to address the identified IM technology needs of the Marine Corps.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 3098_0206623M_7_1319_PB_2015
Related Documents
- Root: MC Ground Cmbt Spt Arms Sys
- Child Accomplishment: Common Laser Range Finder (CLRF)
- Child Accomplishment: Modeled Meteorological Information Manager (MMIM)
- Child Accomplishment: Expeditionary Fire Support Systems (EFSS)
- Child Accomplishment: Fire Support Mods (FSM)
- Child Accomplishment: Family of Artillery Munitions (FAM)
- Child Accomplishment: Insensitive Munitions
- Child Accomplishment: Family of Internally Transportable Vehicle (FITV)
- Child Accomplishment: Conventional Ground Ammunition