Bombs & Fuzes
Abstract
The Bombs & Fuzes (Armament Subsystems) Project develops and improves conventional weapons/munitions (kinetic and non-kinetic) and fuzes. The project also provides an opportunity to quickly insert emerging technologies into existing and developing aircraft munitions and fuzes. Bombs and fuzes provides research, development and testing of conventional warhead and fuzing modifications to improve lethality against area targets, to include anti-personnel anti-materiel (APAM) targets. This project provides for the development and testing necessary to provide a suitable manufacturing base of conventional warheads and fuzes. In addition, the project contains a variety of other work: Bombs/munitions and fuzes: - Medium Caliber Ammunition project assesses, refines, and develops medium caliber ammunition, to include, but not limited to, conducting 25mm (F-35) qualification testing. - Follow-on development activities for legacy fuzes, including reliability enhancements and producibility improvements. - 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 was 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): MMHE is a continuing project to develop and improve the standardization and commonality of munitions handling and armament equipment to preclude duplication. Efforts are primarily the study, design, and development of MMHE and armament control systems; however, support may be provided to other functional areas as requested. Procurement will be performed and funded by the applicable weapons system project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 653133_0604602F_5_3600_PB_2017
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- Root: Armament/Ordnance Development
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