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) 2024 funding supports Urgent Materiel Release (UMR) preparation efforts for the GP, SP, RRA, Blank, DDI, and HPT variants. FY 2024 funds also support Live-Fire Testing and Evaluation (LFT&E) on the GP and Tracer variants. FY 2024 funds support Soldier Touch Points (STP) / User Evaluations and performing Production Qualification Testing (PQT) on the SP, RRA, and Tracer variants. Also, FY 2024 funds support design optimization efforts on the GP, Blank, DDI, and HPT variants. And, FY 2024 supports continuing the refinement, development, and maturation of the CCMCK, Blank, DDI, and HPT cartridges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
FL4_0604802A_5_2040_PB_2024

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  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space

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