Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology

Abstract

The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project includes product improvement development efforts to upgrade indirect fire weapon systems and munitions that have already been fielded and/or are in production. Initiatives include improved target engagement, increased reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety, standardization and interoperability with weapons and munitions of Allied Nations, defense exportability features, reduction of failure mechanisms, and supply chain risk through introduction of new and alternative technology and materiel solutions, improvement of manufacturing methods and their associated production and life cycle support processes, new capabilities in response to the evolving and emerging threats and countermeasures, and reduction/elimination of potential environmental and health risks associated with these products. Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding will support Fuze Technology Integration (FTI) efforts to expand and refine the fuze critical components database to identify and mitigate obsolescence as well as single point components and processes; complete extended duration artillery fuze power sources; investigate M734A1 signal processor product improvement; continue integrating electronic and energetic technologies into the M213 hand grenade fuze to increase fuze and explosive safety; continue to integrate miniature reserve cell batteries for use in 30mm to 40mm medium caliber fuzes to complete the proximity sensor Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) countermeasures testing infrastructure; completes updating the M82 66mm smoke grenade with an integrated electronic delay.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: ER5_0607131A_7_2040_PB_2025

Tags

Readers

• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics