FCS MultiRole Armament and Ammunition ATD Advanced Planning

FCS Multi-Role Armament and Ammunition ATD Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry Executive Overview Presented by: Mr. Charlie Cording US Army ARDEC/PEO/PM Multi-Role ATD Deputy Manager PM-TMAS (973)724 -3344 cgcordin@pica. army. mil AMC -- Your READINESS Command. . . Supporting Every Soldier Every Day

Future Combat Systems Enabling the Objective Force Indirect Fire Function* Organic & inorganic RSTA Networked Command, Control & Comms Sensor Function* Direct Fire Function * Infantry Carrier Function * Manned or unmanned Multi-Role Armament System is One Platform that provides Direct and Indirect Fire Capabilities For FCS

FCS Multi-Role Armament & Ammunition System Objectives: -TRL 6 Demo in FY 06 of Armament, LOS & BLOS Rounds - NLOS Round TRL 6 Demo in FY 07

FCS Multi-Role Armament & Ammunition System (MRAAS) UAVs Full Spectrum Lethality (0 – 50 KM) MRAAS Defeats • • Armored Vehicles Infantry Bunkers Buildings Helicopters UAVs Soft Targets Armor Defeat Buildings Bunkers Infantry Soft Targets LOS - BLOS - NLOS Helicopters

Multi-Role Armament & Ammunition System MRAAS Maneuver Commander Can Change Missions on the Move ! Provides Unit Commander Maximum Mission Flexibility

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. “One Shot. . …. At Least One Kill” NLOS 4 -50 KM “Multipurpose/Precision Point Target Defeat” BLOS 2 -12 km Pacing Technologies: Cannon – • Lightweight Materials • Recoil Mitigation Munition • Seeker/G&C • Multi-Mode Warhead • Electrothermal-Chemical Propulsion LOS 0 -4 Km Warfighter Payoffs: • Heavy Force Lethality • C 130 Transportable Lightweight Vehicle • Roll Off and Fight • Reduced Logistics One Lightweight Armament System Capable of Dominating the Battlefield

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

New Multi-Role - Roadmap FY 99 FY 00 Gov’t Study FY 01 FY 02 Design Concepts FY 03 5 4 AWDs FY 04 FCS 6 FY 05 TD’s FY 06 7 FY 07 FCS SDD 7 5 III. WP. 1999. 01 FCS Multi-Role Armament and Ammunition ATD Gun with LOS/BLOS 6 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 Cartridge Demo • Smart Cargo • Multi-role Gun NLOS 6 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 KE&MP-ERM • Multi-role Armament turret on DARPA vehicle # Army IMU Program = TRL

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 COM

Swing Chamber Cannon / Autoloader Challenge • 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 / 3000 lbs • Direct/Indirect fire -10 to +55 degree firing elevation

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. (m 3) Imbalance (lbs) Recoil Volume (m 3) Equil. Weight (lbs) Under Armor 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 30. 83 x 107 mm 3 • Finial design of Variable Recoil Cylinders complete • Compact lightweight integrated Mount design complete • Armament analysis/integration with complimentary Autoloader Weapon Control complete Variable Fire in battery 9. 68 x 107 mm 3 FOOB

Fire Control and Turret Integration Tactical (Networked) Solution 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 – 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 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 COM

FCS Advanced KE Penetrator • Challenge Composite Sabot Pull Configuration – Increased lethality against heavy armor at LOS ranges. • Barrier – Increasing threat protection – Smaller, lighter round Advanced Propellant Chamber Seal Cartridge Case Projectile • Pacing Technologies ü Novel Penetrator ü Composite Sabot ü ETC Propulsion Advanced KE: Defeats LOS Heavy Armor threats

MP-ERM with Multi-Purpose Warhead MP-ERM • Challenge – Warhead effects against multiple targets with one munition type (in order to reduce logistics burden) out to 12 km. Multi-Purpose Warhead • Barrier – Constraining volume while increasing performance – Current warheads are optimized for particular target classes – Delivery errors of ballistic flight • Solution – Precision munition Defeats… helicopters, personnel, heavy armor, walls, BMPs, trucks, bunkers, buildings, artillery, UAVs. • Hi-G survivable G&C – Multi-purpose warhead • More powerful explosives • Ignition circuits / selectable fuzing

Government Baseline FCS Smart Cargo Carrier • Challenge Carrier – Lightweight carrier round with sufficient volume to carry multiple payloads out to 50 km. • Barrier – Smaller round leaves less room for cargo than a 155 mm cargo round – Latency of target location information due to long time of flight. Target Acquisition Devices • Pacing Technologies In-flight Update (Dynamic Re-Targeting) ü 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 Smart Cargo Carrier: Precision delivery of Full Spectrum lethal payloads

Smart Cargo - Submunitions Options Unitary Charge Conventional Munitions (DPICM) Smart Munitions Non-Lethal

Business Opportunities • Turret Mission Module (TMM) and Weapon Control (WC) – Awarded in March 2002 to GDLS for $30 M. • Dona Apgar - Phone (973 -724 -3271) • ETC Component Development and Integration – Awarded in March to UDLP for $22 M. • Jean Grinter - Phone (973 -724 -4166) • Ammunition Re-supply – Announcement in FED BIZ OPPS Feb 28 –DAAE-30 -02 R-0217 • Dona Apgar - Phone (973 -724 -3271)

Business Opportunities (Con’t) • Smart Suite Contracts (Ammunition) – Lockheed Martin • Awarded in March 2002 for $40. 1 M – Patricia Regelski - Phone (973 -724 -3832) – Raytheon • Awarded in April 2002 for $47. M – Patricia Regelski – Phone (973 -724 -3832) • FCS Opportunities in General – Greg Gorman 973 -724 -5961

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 TRL 6 in FY 06. • NLOS munition will reach TRL 6 in FY 07 • LOS , BLOS & NLOS fires organic to same launcher – Multi-Mission Capability in One Vehicle (FY 07) • 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.