M829E4 120mm Cartridge
Abstract
The M829E4 cartridge is an Abrams delivered Line of Sight (LOS) munition that will provide capability for the current force Armored Brigade Combat Team's (ABCT) commander to conduct decisive operations and destroy current and future enemy Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) equipped with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) and Active Protective System (APS) at ranges from 0-2km (T) and 0-4km (O). The M829E4 equips ABCT commanders with a unique capability which will increase the ABCT's lethality and ability to seize the initiative during unified land operations. After an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase I competitive shoot off in FY 2011, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) was awarded the option to continue with Phase II until its conclusion in FY 2015. FY 2012 supported the continuation of Phase II of the M829E4 cartridge. FY 2013 funding supported design finalization, design verification, fabrication and initial testing of Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) hardware. The full performance of the M829E4 is obtained with an Abrams equipped Ammunition Data Link breech modification. FY 2014 supports conducting hardware and performance testing, mandated Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E) and completion of Milestone C. FY 2015 supports qualifying a second source for the composite sabot material. The current single source supplier for this material has significantly increased the cost for this material, more than doubled, and expressed intentions of possibly getting out of this business. Qualification of a second source will result in competitive pricing and driving down the unit price cost, as well as mitigate the risk of the current supplier exiting as a supplier of this material.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 652_0603639A_4_2040_PB_2015
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