Reduced Range Ammunition - Small Caliber
Abstract
The small caliber Reduced Range Ammunition (RRA) Project is a critical technology development in response to the 7.62 millimeter (mm) 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. Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funding supports completing Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) efforts, conducting Production Qualification Testing (PQT), and performing activities to prepare for ammunition production transition to the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in preparation for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) on the 7.62mm variant. FY 2022 also includes continuing the EMD effort, conducting safety release testing, conducting a Limited User Assessment (LUA) / User Evaluation, and performing PQT on the 50 caliber variant.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- EP3_0604802A_5_2040_PB_2022
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