ICM: Bridging the Capability Gap between 1 January 2019 and the Replacement Munition

Abstract

Cluster munitions have caused concern around the world due to the potential for unintended harm to civilians due to unexploded ordnance. World leaders from 108 countries signed a treaty in December 2008 that no longer allows the use, storage, or transfer of these munitions. The United States did not sign the treaty but instead chose to enact the Department of Defense (DoD) Policy on Cluster Munitions and Unintended Harm to Civilians in June 2008. This policy applied to all cluster munitions including improved conventional munitions (ICM) utilized by the U.S. field artillery. The endstate of this policy is that by 1 January 2019, all cluster munitions in the DoD inventory will meet a 1 percent or less dud rate. The purpose of this study was to identify possible solutions to bridge the ICM capability gap from 1 January 2019 until an ICM replacement munition is in the inventory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038759

Entities

People

  • Shawn A. Mains

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Units
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Howitzers
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military Science
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering