Joint DOD/DOE Munitions
Abstract
The Joint Department of Defense (DoD)/ Department of Energy (DOE) Munitions Technology Development Program (JMP) is a collaborative, jointly-funded effort between DoD and Department of Energy (DOE), which has the mission to develop new and innovative warhead, explosive, initiation, and lifecycle technologies, as well as enabling tools, in order to bring about major improvements in non-nuclear munitions. The JMP supports the development and exploration of advanced munitions concepts and enabling technologies which precede system engineering. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) arrangement with DOE, DoD resources are evenly matched. More importantly, this relatively small DoD contribution effectively taps the annual multi-billion dollar DOE Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) investments by accessing technical experts with highly specialized skills, advanced scientific equipment, unique facilities, and computational tools not available within DoD. These efforts take advantage of the extensive and highly developed technology base resident in the DOE National Laboratories relevant to achieving the JMP goals of developing capable, cost-effective, conventional munitions. The JMP is aligned with Department strategic plans such as the key capability gaps and COCOM needs consistent with the Research and Engineering (R&E) Metrics for Force Development and is developing needed munitions capabilities and modeling tools for urban combat and counter-terrorism efforts. The JMP provides a proven and successful mechanism for the collaboration of DoD and DOE scientists and engineers so they can develop technologies of interest to both Departments, within a structured framework of technical reviews and scheduled milestones. The JMP has strong support from the Services through the leadership by DoD lab managers and technical experts of JMP technical activities and in collaborations on the transition of new capabilities to industry. The JMP currently supports about 50 projects which can be summarized in five technical focus areas: Initiation, Fuzing, and Sensors; Energetic Materials; Computational Mechanics and Material Modeling; Warhead and Penetration Technology; and Munitions Lifecycle Technologies. The JMP is administered and monitored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and reviewed annually by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) composed of over 25 senior executives from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), OSD, and DOE. Projects are organized in ten Technology Coordinating Groups (TCGs) in order to bring together the disciplines necessary to properly evaluate technical content and progress. DoD Service laboratory technical experts lead each of the Technology Coordinating Groups to ensure that the technologies under development address high priority DoD needs; they also coordinate the semi-annual technical peer-review process. Please see the corresponding R2 exhibit for additional JMP background information and accomplishments. More details about each of the technical focus areas are described below in the Accomplishments/Planned Program sections.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- P225_0603225D8Z_3_0400_PB_2011
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