FCS Multi-Role Armament and Ammunition ATD Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry Executive Overview

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FCS Multi-RoleArmament and Ammunition ATD
Advanced Planning Briefing for IndustryExecutive
Overview

• Presented by
• Mr. Charlie Cording
• US Army ARDEC/PEO/PM
• Multi-Role ATD Deputy Manager
• PM-TMAS
• [phone]
• cgcordin_at_pica.army.mil

AMC -- Your READINESS Command . . . Supporting
Every Soldier Every Day
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Future Combat SystemsEnabling the Objective Force
Organic inorganic RSTA
Indirect Fire Function
Networked Command, Control Comms
Sensor Function
Direct Fire Function
Manned or unmanned
Infantry Carrier Function
Multi-Role Armament System is One Platform that
provides Direct and Indirect Fire
Capabilities For FCS
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FCS Multi-Role Armament Ammunition System

• Objectives
• TRL 6 Demo in FY06 of Armament, LOS BLOS Rounds

- NLOS Round TRL6 Demo in FY07
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FCS Multi-Role Armament Ammunition System
(MRAAS)

• Full Spectrum Lethality (0 50 KM)
• MRAAS Defeats
• Armored Vehicles
• Infantry
• Bunkers
• Buildings
• Helicopters
• UAVs
• Soft Targets

UAVs
LOS - BLOS - NLOS
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Multi-Role Armament Ammunition SystemMRAAS
Maneuver Commander Can Change Missions on the
Move !
Provides Unit Commander Maximum Mission
Flexibility
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FCS Multi-Role Armament Ammunition ATD (
III.WP.1999.01 )

• Objective Demonstrate an integrated
  multi-role armament system providing lethality
  overmatch capability in the expanded Close Fight
  and Tactical Deep Fight, enabling the Objective
  Force to dominate maneuver throughout the Full
  Spectrum of Conflict.

Multipurpose/Precision Point Target Defeat
One Shot.. .At Least One Kill
NLOS 4-50KM BLOS 2-12km
LOS 0-4Km

• Pacing Technologies
• Cannon
• Lightweight Materials
• Recoil Mitigation
• Munition -
• Seeker/GC
• Multi-Mode Warhead
• Electrothermal-Chemical Propulsion

• Warfighter Payoffs
• Heavy Force Lethality
• C130 Transportable Lightweight Vehicle
• Roll Off and Fight
• Reduced Logistics

One Lightweight Armament System Capable of
Dominating the Battlefield
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Multi-Mission Technologies

• Three Rounds of Ammunition Provide Full Lethality
• Advanced KE (LOS)
• Novel Penetrator, Composite Sabot ETC
  Propulsion
• MP-ERM (Multi-Purpose Extended Range Munition)
• (LOS and BLOS)
• Multi-Purpose Warhead
• Advanced Propulsion
• Smart Cargo (NLOS)
• Smart Skin, Metal Matrix Composites Hi G
  Guidance Control
• Compact Lightweight Armament System
• Provides Three Missions in One Vehicle
• Lightweight Cannon
• Swing Chamber Breech
• Compact Autoloader
• Advanced Fire Control
• Systems Integration

Maximum Firepower at Minimum Weight
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New Multi-Role - Roadmap
FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07
Govt Study

FCS TDs
FCS SDD
Design Concepts 4 AWDs
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III.WP.1999.01 FCS Multi-Role Armament and
Ammunition ATD
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Gun with LOS/BLOS

• Cartridge Demo
• Smart Cargo
• Multi-role Gun

• Component Demo
• Launcher
• Fire Control
• Adv Prop
• Autoloader
• Sec Armament
• Advanced KE
• Composite Sabot
• Gun Hard Stand
• MP-ERM
• High G Testing
• Warhead Testing
• Smart Cargo
• Aero analysis
• Wind Tunnel
• High G Testing
• Airframe Test

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NLOS

• Prototype Demo
• Armament
• Integrated Armament
• Advanced KE
• Composite sabot and Novel Penetrator
• Gun Hard Stand
• MP-ERM
• Guide-to-hit Demo
• Gun Hard Stand

• Arm/Ammo Demo
• Advanced KEMP-ERM
• Multi-role Armament turret on DARPA vehicle

TRL
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Subsystems Challenge

• Main Armaments
• Launcher with swing chamber
• Compact ammo handling needed to allow more room
  for stowed ammo
• Recoil management
• High recoil forces and light vehicles present
  unique challenges while minimizing under volume.
• Fire Control
• Direct and indirect compatible with network
  centric force
• Ammo Suite
• Electro-thermal-chemical (ETC) Propulsion
• High energy propellant with low sensitivity and
  precision ignition in compact cartridge
• Multi-Mode Warhead Development
• Effects against multiple targets with one
  munition type
• Advanced Materials
• Lightweight High Strength

Tank-automotive Armaments COMmand
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Swing Chamber Cannon / AutoloaderChallenge

• Main Armament
• Launcher with swing chamber CTA
• Compact ammo handling needed to allow more room
  for stowed ammo 40 to 50 rds
• Enable 15-20 rounds/min burst firing rate
• Cannon weight to be 3500 / 3000lbs
• Direct/Indirect fire -10 to 55 degree firing
  elevation

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Recoil Management Challenge

• Solution
• Extended recoil stroke for direct fire, reduced
  stroke for higher angle, indirect fire, lower
  impulse rounds
• Systems concerns dictate we minimize weight and
  launcher imbalance
• Reduced stroke for high elevation firing
  minimizes turret intrusion
• (FOOB complexity increases weight and volume,
  although recoil stroke is less)

Type Risk Recoil Stroke (mm) Weight (lbs) Mount Height (mm) Mount Width (mm) Mount Vol. (m3) Under Armor Imbalance (lbs) Recoil Volume (m3) Equil. Weight (lbs)
FOOB M 431 4205 670 1074 .944 7977/9470 .097 144
V-FIB L 635/254 3370 460 800 .500 7457 .308 120
Conventional L 635 3350 460 800 .500 7475 .450 130

• Accomplishments
• Finial design of Variable Recoil Cylinders
  complete
• Compact lightweight integrated Mount design
  complete
• Armament analysis/integration with complimentary
  Autoloader Weapon Control complete

9.68 x 107 mm3
30.83 x 107 mm3
Variable Fire in battery
FOOB
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Fire Control and Turret Integration

• Tactical (Networked) Solution
• Multi-agent fire control
• Distributed Interactive Fire Mission (DIFM)
• Maximize first round probability of hit FCS
• Combat Decision Aids
• Ensure proper tactical decision making using all
  available info

• Technical (Platform) Solution
• Dynamic muzzle (not Trunnion) stabilization
• Automatic muzzle reference sensing
• Projectile flight tracker
• Auto-zero and auto-boresight
• Improved meteorological (MET) sensing
• Automatic target tracker

• Accomplishments
• Fire Control Prime solicitation combined with
  Turret Integration solicitation
• Contract awarded to GDLS
• Awarded contracts for decision aids development
  and DIFM algorithms
• Joint STO with AMRDEC (and CECOM) for Fire
  Control Node Engagement Technology (FC-NET)

Tank-automotive Armaments COMmand
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FCS Advanced KE
Penetrator

• Challenge
• Increased lethality against heavy armor at LOS
  ranges .
• Barrier
• Increasing threat protection
• Smaller, lighter round
• Pacing Technologies
• Novel Penetrator
• Composite Sabot
• ETC Propulsion

Composite Sabot
Pull Configuration
AdvancedPropellant
Chamber Seal
Chamber Seal
Cartridge Case
Projectile
Advanced KE Defeats LOS Heavy Armor threats
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MP-ERM with Multi-Purpose Warhead

• Challenge
• Warhead effects against multiple targets with one
  munition type (in order to reduce logistics
  burden) out to 12km.
• Barrier
• Constraining volume while increasing performance
• Current warheads are optimized for particular
  target classes
• Delivery errors of ballistic flight
• Solution
• Precision munition
• Hi-G survivable GC
• Multi-purpose warhead
• More powerful explosives
• Ignition circuits / selectable fuzing

MP-ERM
Multi-Purpose Warhead
Defeats helicopters, personnel, heavy armor,
walls, BMPs, trucks, bunkers, buildings,
artillery, UAVs.
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Government Baseline FCS Smart Cargo Carrier

• Challenge
• Lightweight carrier round with sufficient volume
  to carry multiple payloads out to 50km.
• Barrier
• Smaller round leaves less room for cargo than a
  155mm cargo round
• Latency of target location information due to
  long time of flight.
• Pacing Technologies
• Lightweight Accurate Carrier Round
• Maximize payload volume
• smart skin (smart materials and structures for
  control actuation surfaces)
• Metal matrix composites for airframe
• Hi-G survivability of navigation sensor and
  airframe (IMU, GPS/INS)
• Dynamic Retargeting
• Robust commo links with FO to munition
• Leverages Army MEMS IMU Effort

Carrier
Target Acquisition Devices
In-flight Update (Dynamic Re-Targeting)
Smart Cargo Carrier Precision delivery of Full
Spectrum lethal payloads
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Smart Cargo - Submunitions Options
Unitary Charge
Conventional Munitions (DPICM)
Smart Munitions
Non-Lethal
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Business Opportunities

• Turret Mission Module (TMM) and Weapon Control
  (WC)
• Awarded in March 2002 to GDLS for 30M.
• Dona Apgar - Phone [phone])
• ETC Component Development and Integration
• Awarded in March to UDLP for 22M.
• Jean Grinter - Phone [phone])
• Ammunition Re-supply
• Announcement in FED BIZ OPPS Feb 28
  DAAE-30-02R-0217
• Dona Apgar - Phone [phone])

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Business Opportunities (Cont)

• Smart Suite Contracts (Ammunition)
• Lockheed Martin
• Awarded in March 2002 for 40.1M
• Patricia Regelski - Phone [phone])
• Raytheon
• Awarded in April 2002 for 47.M
• Patricia Regelski Phone [phone])
• FCS Opportunities in General
• Greg Gorman 973-724-5961

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MRAAS Summary

• MRAAS Program Restructuring in process to
  incorporate Ammunition technologies into FCS
  Threshold (Block 1) Program.
• Gun Platform with LOS BLOS Munitions will reach
  TRL6 in FY06.
• NLOS munition will reach TRL6 in FY07
• LOS , BLOS NLOS fires organic to same launcher
• Multi-Mission Capability in One Vehicle (FY07)
• For Business Opportunities Call Appropriate POC
  (Listed)
• Article in Field Artillery Magazine March-April
  2002

Full spectrum lethality from a single lightweight
gun for superior versatility, agility, and
survivability.