Ammunition Logistics Prototyping

Abstract

This Project supports the future force by improving the distribution, management, reliability and survivability of ammunition through the advanced development, integration, and demonstration of logistics system enablers. These enablers will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of ammunition operations, to include retrograde, while reducing the logistics footprint on the battlefield. Technology areas addressed include handling, distribution, and management (strategic and tactical), prognostics, diagnostics, and asset visibility, explosives safety, and adaptive and environmentally friendly packaging and palletization. The efficient deployment and sustainment of reliable ammunition is vital to success on the battlefield. This Project enhances the operational effectiveness of the ammunition logistics system to ensure the distribution of reliable ammunition to the warfighter. FY 2019 funding will be used to complete verification testing and an operational demonstration for the environmental health monitoring system. FY 2019 funding will also continue verification testing of a next generation temperature/humidity sensor with batch interrogation and historical data retention capabilities, which will be used for assessing munitions reliability, and continue the maturation of the design and fabrication of prototype plastic polymer rectangular containers for developmental 5.56mm ammunition.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: EC3_0603639A_4_2040_PB_2019

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Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering