ADVANCED PLANNING BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY TANK MEDIUM CALIBER
ADVANCED PLANNING BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY TANK & MEDIUM CALIBER ARMAMENT SYSTEMS Mr. Bruce Potter Business Manager 14 Feb 02
TANK & MEDIUM-CALIBER ARMAMENT SYSTEMS MISSION Provide the Army and the Department of Defense With World Class Direct Fire Main Armaments for Use in Ground Combat Weapons Platforms Include - Abrams Tank, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Mobile Gun System and Future Combat System Medium-caliber Ammunition 105 mm/120 mm Tank Ammunition
PM TMAS MAJOR ON-GOING INITIATIVES DEVELOPMENT n n 120 mm Cartridges – M 829 E 3 Kinetic Energy Cartridge (Alliant) – XM 1002 Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank (MPAT) Trainer (Alliant) 105 mm Mid-Range Munition (Alliant) (Raytheon) PRODUCTION n 25 mm M 919 Kinetic Energy Cartridge (General Dynamics) n M 829 E 3 Kinetic Energy Cartridge (Alliant) n 120 mm M 830 A 1 Multi-Purpose Cartridge (Alliant) n 120 mm XM 908 High Explosive, Obstacle Reduction Cartridge (General Dynamics) n 120 mm Advanced Tungsten Kinetic Energy for Egypt (General Dynamics)
FY 02 (EXISTING R&D CONTRACTS) n M 829 E 3 (APFSDS-T) – Contract w/Alliant è EMD Complete in FY 02 è Production Starts: FY 02 n XM 1002 (TPCSDS-T) – Contract w/Alliant è R&D: FY 00 -FY 03 è Production Starts: FY 04 n Mid-Range Munition – Contracts w/Alliant and Raytheon
FY 02 (EXISTING PRODUCTION CONTRACTS) n XM 908 (HE-OR-T) Contract w/General Dynamics – Deliveries Complete – FY 02 – n M 830 A 1 (MPAT-T) Contract w/Alliant – Army Deliveries Complete - FY 02 – n KEW-A 1/A 2 (Tungsten APFSDS-T for Egypt) – Contract w/General Dynamics n M 829 E 3 (APFSDS-T) – Contract w/Alliant n M 919 (APFSDS-T) Contract w/General Dynamics – Deliveries Complete – FY 03 –
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FY 02/03 n n 120 mm XM 1028 CANISTER 120 mm M 830 A 1 USMC Buy 105 mm AMMO for MGS 25 mm TP-T M 910 E 1
CTG, 120 MM, XM 1028, CANISTER n Acquisition Strategy – Competitive Best Value Award U. S. /Canada – Performance Specification – Gov’t Design/Test Data Provided for Info – n Program Strategy Contractor R&D Effort: FY 02 -FY 03 – Low Rate Prod. FY 03: 2000 Cartridges – Full Rate Production èFY 04 – FY 07: 8000 Cartridges Per Year èFY 08: 6000 Cartridges –
NEW MGS MUNITION n High Explosive (11, 500 Total for Tactical and Ramp Up to 15, 000/year for Training Cartridges) – Defeat a Standard Infantry Bunker and Create an Opening in Double Reinforced Concrete Walls Large Enough for an Infantry Soldier and Equipment to Pass Through (2’ X 4’) n Performance Specifications (U. S. Tech Data Provided For Information Only) – Based on Current 105 mm Ammo Brought to Current Safety Standards (e. g. Dual Safe Fuze) As Threshold With Aggressive Performance Levels As Objective n Full and Open Competition (Tactical) – Non-Developmental Item (NDI) Acquisition – Best Value Award – North American Production Required (Training) n Award in 3 QFY 02
CTG, 105 MM, XM 1040, Canister n Acquisition Strategy – Competitive Best Value Award U. S. /Canada – Performance Specification – Gov’t Design/Test Data Provided for Info – n RDTE FY 03 -04, Follow-on Production
CTG, 25 MM, M 910 E 1, TP-T n Acquisition Strategy – Competitive Best Value Award U. S. /Canada – Performance Specification – n RDTE FY 03 -04, Follow-on Production n Will replace M 910 TPDS-T
SUMMARY n Opportunities May Exist With: – 120 mm Canister and M 830 A 1 – 105 mm Ammo for MGS – 25 mm M 910 E 1 n Sub-Contracting Through System Contractors n Opportunities – Funding and Requirement Dependent PM POC: Mr. Bruce Potter, 973. 724. 4173, bpotter@pica. army. mil
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