Small Caliber Ammo for Next Gen Squad Weapons
Abstract
The Small Caliber Ammo for Next Gen Squad Weapons project is a critical technology development in response to the Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (SL CFT) Initial Capability Document (ICD) for the ammunition required to support the rapid prototyping, development, and fielding of the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) under the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) authority for rapid prototyping/rapid fielding. The objective is to develop and Full Materiel Release (FMR) the new ammunition in parallel with the NGSW rifle and automatic rifle. The NGSW ammunition is split into multiple ammunition variants, the General Purpose (GP), the Special Purpose (SP), the Reduced Range Ammunition (RRA), Tracer Ammunition, Blank Ammunition, the Close Combat Mission Capability Kit (CCMCK) training ammunition, Drill Dummy Inert (DDI) cartridge, and High Pressure Test (HPT) cartridge. Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding supports performing optimization efforts on the GP variant. FY 2023 also supports continuing rapid prototyping for the SP projectile, manufacturing prototype ammunition required for Developmental Testing (DT), and conducting DT. FY 2023 supports continuing rapid prototyping efforts to develop RRA and RRA-Tracer for the NGSW, continuing weapon and cartridge integration efforts, and executing projectile optimization efforts. FY 2023 also supports continuing rapid prototyping effort to develop tracer ammunition for the NGSW, building and testing tracer ammunition prototypes, and maturing/refining down-selected tracer ammunition design. FY 2023 supports continuing rapid prototyping effort to mature the Blank ammunition and activities to accelerate the development/maturation of Blank ammunition designs. FY 2023 also supports continuing rapid prototyping effort to develop CCMCK training ammunition for the NGSW, building and evaluating competing CCMCK training ammunition designs/concepts, down-selecting to a CCMCK design, begin the process of maturing/refining selected design by performing engineering tests and implementing improvements based upon test results. FY 2023 also supports continuing the refining and development of the DDI and HPT cartridges.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- FL4_0604802A_5_2040_PB_2023
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- Root: Weapons and Munitions - Eng Dev
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping GP
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping SP
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping Reduced Range Ammunition (RRA) for NGSW
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping Tracer Ammunition for NGSW
- Child Accomplishment: Concept Evaluation of other NGSW Ammunition Variants
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping Blank Ammo
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping CCMCK Training Ammo
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Prototyping DDI and HPT Cartridges
- Child Accomplishment: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
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