Marine Corps Ammo
Abstract
Ammunition Life Cycle Management Program supports PM Ammo's responsibility for Total Life Cycle Management for ground conventional munitions. Accordingly, PM Ammo is a member of the joint services Ammunition Logistics Research and Development IPT (ALR&D IPT). Each year the IPT solicits R&D projects from all of the services. The IPT looks for innovative ideas to enhance logistical support for munitions. Approximately 20 Ammo Logistics R&D projects are voted on each year by the IPT. They are prioritized by voting actions of the Senior Review Board and funding sources are identified. Since the funding for ammunition procurement is outpaced by annual expenditures, ammunition logistics R&D projects are designed to extend the shelf life of our current inventory, provide enhanced packaging to "lighten the load" of our munitions, and other such projects will go a long way to ensure the Marine Corps can maintain combat readiness with a reliable conventional ammunition inventory into the future. RDT&E funds will also be used to seek a prototype for the Ammunition Inventory Management System consisting of commercially available software solution(s) with minimal customization to fully track, account, audit and manage the supply and distribution of Class V munitions worldwide. Additionally, RDT&E funds will be used modernize some of the applications on the Marine Ammunition Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE). Conventional Ground Ammunition is a project that 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, 2023
- Source ID
- 3774_0206623M_7_1319_PB_2023
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