Standardizing Ammunition Packaging.

Abstract

Relation of packaging to ammunition reliability and safety is outlined. History and rationale of development of joint conventional ammunition packaging policies and procedures are reviewed. Current effectiveness of these procedures is appraised. Over $2 million savings from investment of $0.15 million in the Container Design Retrieval System are cited. Specific ammunition packaging problems discussed are: large projectiles, small arms, fuzes, and unit loads. A qualitative appraisal is given of possibility of centralizing package design cognizance or, alternatively, of centralizing by technology specialization. Report concludes with recommendations for future action. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049333

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • High Explosives
  • Logistics
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Munitions Testing
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Packaging
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design