One-Way Luminescence for Small Caliber Ammo
Abstract
The One Way Luminescence (OWL) project is a critical technology development in response to the 7.62 millimeter (mm) and 5.56mm Families of Ammunition Capabilities Development Documents (CDD) and .50 Caliber Munitions CDD. Current small caliber ammunition tracer rounds are a pyrotechnic tracer mix which allows enemy forces to see the trace round and track its trajectory back to the shooter. The OWL projects objective is to develop and field a full tracer round, replace the current pyrotechnic cartridges with trace cartridges that are only visible to the shooter and soldiers in close proximity, increasing soldier survivability, and increasing lethality by incorporating Enhanced Performance Round (EPR) technology into the new tracer ammunition. 7.62mm and 5.56mm are the immediate focus; later followed by .50 Caliber cartridges and Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) ammunition. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding supports continuing Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and performing preparation activities for Materiel Release (MR) for the 7.62mm variant. FY 2024 funding will also support EMD efforts, performing Production Qualification Testing (PQT), and a Soldier Touch Point (STP) / User Evaluation for the 5.56mm variant.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- EP4_0604802A_5_2040_PB_2024
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