Bombs & Fuzes
Abstract
The Bombs & Fuzes (Armament Subsystems) develops and integrates advanced precision, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities (i.e., GPS, non-GPS, optical, passive, active, etc.); and improves conventional weapons/munitions (kinetic and non-kinetic), fuzes, and height-of-burst sensors (HOBS). 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, fuzing, and HOBS modifications to improve lethality against area, mobile, hard and deeply buried, and fixed 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, fuzes, HOBS and munitions materiel handling equipment (MMHE). - 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. - Medium Caliber Ammunition project assesses, refines, and develops medium caliber ammunition, to include, but not limited to, conducting 25mm (F-35) qualification testing, comparative testing and mitigate ammunition inventory health issues. - Insensitive Munitions (IM): 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. Models and validates munition performance, integrates less sensitive explosive fills, addresses IM explosive fill deficiencies, and develops bomb case modifications to improve the response of conventional weapons to unplanned stimuli. Explores and develops IM solutions. - Next Generation Area Attack Weapons (NGAAWs) are a family of unitary area attack weapon capabilities to meet the DoD policy on cluster munitions. They consist of BLU-134/B and BLU-136/B warheads with a height of burst sensor. BLU-134/B, Improved Lethality Warhead (ILW), Next Generation Area Attack Weapon Increment I is an area attack employed, near-term solution, 500 lb warhead for improved anti-personnel anti-material (APAM) target lethality. BLU-136/B NGAAW Inc II continues development to improve lethality against area targets to include APAM targets via an accelerated acquisition strategy. This effort studies, designs, develops and tests a warhead design which significantly improves lethality against APAM while meeting current DoD policy on cluster munitions and unintended harm to civilians. - Cockpit-selectable Height-Of-Burst Sensor (C-HOBS): Development activities for fuzes and HOBS. - Joint Air-to-Ground Missile for Fixed Wing Aircraft (JAGM-F) is an improvement to the Army's JAGM which will allow the missile to be released from fixed wing aircraft in order to eliminate time sensitive moving targets and high value covered/sheltered targets. JAGM-F will be able to combat adverse weather/low visibility battlefield and countermeasure environments and austere communication environments and have the ability to engage multiple target types near simultaneously in multiple engagement modes. Efforts include but are not limited to testing, qualification, and design/build demo components to production standards. Intent is to meet all BRU-55, BRU-57, and BRU-61 environments. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver Armament/Ordnance Development weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F, and 0605898F.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 653133_0604602F_5_3600_PB_2019
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- Root: Armament/Ordnance Development
- Child Accomplishment: Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (MMHE)
- Child Accomplishment: Medium Caliber Ammunition
- Child Accomplishment: Insensitive Munitions (IM)
- Child Accomplishment: BLU-136/B Next Generation Area Attack Weapon Inc II (NGAAW II)
- Child Accomplishment: BLU-134/B Improved Lethality Warhead (ILW), Next Generation Area Attack Weapon Inc I
- Child Accomplishment: Cockpit-Selectable Height-Of-Burst Sensor (C-HOBS)
- Child Accomplishment: Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II Rotary Wing Plus (APKWS II RW+)
- Child Accomplishment: Joint Air-to-Ground Missile for Fixed Wing (JAGM-F)
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