Shoulder-Launched Munitions

Abstract

The XM919 Individual Assault Munition (IAM) will be a lightweight Shoulder Launched Munition (SLM) capability for combat units at the individual Soldier level. As the next generation SLM, the solution will fit within the Soldier Lethality Modernization Priority, by reducing Soldier load, while providing tactical innovation capable of extending overmatch against near-peer adversaries in a joint, multi-domain, high-intensity conflict. The XM919 IAM will allow Soldiers to conduct Urban Operations and will allow Soldiers to defeat adversaries protected by field expedient structures and light armored vehicles while providing behind the wall lethality effects. This solution will be effective day or night with the ability to safely engage targets from within enclosures, increasing Soldier survivability. This solution will combine the capabilities of the existing Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM) and the AT4 Confined Space - Reduced Sensitivity (AT4CS-RS), which will reduce the logistics burden of having to maintain and train multiple systems. The Individual Assault Munition Capabilities Development Document (CDD) was approved on 11 March 2016. FY 2022 funding will support the completion of testing, execution of a Soldier touch point, development of test reports and documentation in support of a Milestone C decision.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: EP2_0604802A_5_2040_PB_2022

Tags

Readers

• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

• Space