Bombs & Fuzes

Abstract

The Bombs & Fuzes (Armament Subsystems) Project contains a variety of work: - Bombs/munitions and fuzes. (a) Medium Caliber Ammunition project assesses, refines, and develops medium caliber ammunition, to include, but not limited to, conducting PGU-28A/B (F-22) and 25mm (F-35) qualification testing. (b) This project funds follow-on development activities for legacy fuzes, including reliability enhancements and producibility improvements. (c) Improved Lethality (IL): IL continues and expands development planning and legacy warhead efforts to improve lethality against area targets, to include anti-personnel anti-material (APAM) targets. This effort studies, designs, develops and tests warhead and fuzing modifications which improve lethality against APAM while meeting current DoD policy on cluster munitions and unintended harm to civilians. These improvements may be synergistic with maintaining a suitable manufacturing base. This effort is a new start effort in Project 653133, Bombs & Fuzes, in FY15. - Insensitive Munitions (IM). IM develops less sensitive explosive fills and bomb case modifications to improve the response of conventional weapons to unplanned stimuli. The project also supports AF IM strategic planning to achieve IM compliance IAW U.S. Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part N, Chapter 141, Section 2389, Ensuring safety regarding insensitive munitions. - Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (MMHE) and Container Design Retrieval System (CDRS). Armament Standardization/Control/Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (MMHE) is a continuing project to develop and improve the standardization and commonality of munitions handling and armament equipment to preclude duplication. Efforts are limited to the study, design, and development of MMHE and armament control systems. Procurement will be performed and funded by the applicable weapons system project. The tri-service Container Design Retrieval System (CDRS) is a database intended to preclude proliferation and duplication of munitions containers. It also supports organic container design, acquisition transportation, prototyping and testing capabilities, as well as the Joint Ordnance Commander's Working Group (JOCG) for Packaging, Handling, and Loading. BA5 - This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 653133_0604602F_5_3600_PB_2015

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• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering