Reduced Range Ammunition - Small Caliber

Abstract

The small caliber Reduced Range Ammunition (RRA) Project is a critical technology development in response to the 7.62mm and .50 caliber Capabilities Development Documents (CDD). The overall objective of RRA is to provide training ammunition suitable for use on military installations with Surface Danger Zone (SDZ) restrictions. The relatively long maximum range of the 7.62mm and .50 caliber service ammunition poses challenges on training ranges in range restricted areas. RRA will mitigate a training gap on installations by providing a materiel solution that meets training needs while shortening and condensing the SDZ. This will allow soldiers to train with 7.62mm and .50 caliber weapons on restricted ranges. The RRA cartridge design will be compatible with all Army 7.62mm and .50 caliber weapons, but specifically optimized to work in the M240 and M2 Machine Guns. FY 2020 funding supports continuing Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) efforts and performing design/verification testing on the 7.62mm variant. FY 2020 funds also support Milestone (MS) B activities to include Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Contract Award for the .50 caliber variant. FY 2020 funds also supports RRA concept development/evaluation for the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) systems.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2020
• Source ID: EP3_0604802A_5_2040_PB_2020

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• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering