1. U.S. Army Operational Support Command
ARTILLERY MUNITIONS
SYSTEMS
ARMS
U.S. Army TACOM
FORGING A STRONG DEFENSE
U.S. Army Operational Support Command
ADVANCED PLANNING BRIEFING TO INDUSTRY CANNON ARTILLERY MUNITIONS (CAM) IPT
14 Feb 02
Presented By:
Robert Goldberg
CAM IPT Chair
OPM ARMS
(973)
Presented By:
Celia Hadden
Chief, Artillery Division
HQ OSC, AMSOS-PRA
(309) 1

2. BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT IPT Goals
Coordinate Strategic Planning to Influence Funding Decisions
Modernize Stockpile
Look for New Opportunities…
Cost Reduction… Process Streamlining
Pool Funding
Horizontal Technology Integration
Industry Involvement
Pursue Excellence in Execution
Facilitate Informed
Decision Making
Successful To Date

3. CANNON ARTILLERY MUNITIONS (CAM) IPT
Established in 1998
Provides Integrated Life Cycle Management and Acquisition Planning
Consists of
CAM IPT Guidance Group – Meets Quarterly
Tiger Team Action Group – Status Biweekly
Goals
Focal Point for Cannon Artillery Munitions
Involve All Stakeholders (Including Other Services) & Industry As Required
Provide an Educational Function on life cycle via informational briefings, networking
Total Ownership Cost Reduction (TOCR)
PM ARMS is Management Lead

4. LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CANNON ARTILLERY MUNITIONS IPT
Mission / Objectives:
Better Products to the Warfighter
Improved Logistics and Sustainability
Reduce Total Ownership Cost
Look into the Future
Life Cycle
Current Thrusts:
Individual Issues
Insensitive Munitions Strategy
Address Shelf Life & Requirements
(I.e., M549A1 Extended Life, etc)
Evaluate Automated Marking System for Large Caliber Projectiles
Pursue Upgrade of Ammo Stockpile
(I.e., Low Cost Competent Munitions)
Evaluate Self Destruct Pyro Fuze
Strong
PMO/ARDEC Insight
The “Artillery Team”
PM-Artillery Munitions Systems (Chair)
PEO Ground Combat Systems
PEO AMMO
PM Crusader
PM Joint Lightweight Howitzer
PM Paladin
Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) for Ammunition
USA Operations Support Command (OSC)
TACOM ARDEC
Army Fuze Mgmt Office
Logistics R&D Activity (AMMOLOG)
USA Defense Ammunition Center
Benet Weapons Laboratory
USA Field Artillery School
US Marine Corps
DCS for Logistics
DCS for Operations and Plans
Asst Sec’y Army for Acq, Log & Technology
USA Training & Doctrine Command
USA Soldier, Biological & Chemical Cmd
Executive Director for Conventional Ammo
USA Simulation & Training Command
TSM Future Combat System
Speak with
One Voice
Pursue
Opportunities
with Industry
Government
Stakeholders
Get All
Stakeholders & Industry
To The Table
Strong OSC
Insight

5. M864E1 RECAP PROGRAM
Current M864 Stockpile
72 M42/M46 Grenades per Rd
M223 Grenade Fuze - High Dud Rate (3%)
RECAP
Addresses Munitions Stockpile Shortage & UXO Issue
Demils M483s and Returns M864s To Inventory
M483s Downloaded for M864E1 Build-Up
Reuse Grenade Bodies
New Projectile Metal Parts and Base
Provides High Reliability Self-Destruct Fuze (SDF)
Primary Path – Safety PIP for Pyro SDF M223E1
Extended Range Ordnance (ERO) Obturator
Developing Acquisition Plans with OSC

6. CAM IPT ACTIVITIES PAGE 1 OF 2
TNT Recycle Program – Reuse Success Story
Stockpile of TNT is Running Out
Downloading & Reprocessing 8 inch Projectiles (25M lbs)
2.2 M Pounds Approved for Use in Air Force Bomb Production
Additional 1.3 M Pounds Tested and Awaiting Air Force Approval
Use of Copperhead for IBCT
Based on CAM IPT Recommendation and Updated Reliability Data
High Effectiveness with Trained Units
Extended Range Obturator Retrofit Program
155 M549 Retrofit Program Highly Successful
Amodel Material Much Superior to Previously Used Nylon
Currently Looking to Expand the Benefits to Additional Projectiles…M864, M483, M795 and Other 155mm Rounds
Will Reduce Tube Wear and thus Prolong Tube Life
Insensitive Munitions Program for 155mm HE Projectiles
Develop a TNT replacement more insensitive than TNT

7. CAM IPT ACTIVITIES PAGE 2 OF 2
105MM M67 Prop Charge Replacement
TACOM ARDEC ESP to Replace the Rayon Bag with Acrylic
Replacing M1 Propellant with a “Green” Environmentally Friendly Propellant
Evaluate a “MACS - like system”
Projectile Marking
Evaluating Automated Marking System for Ammo Projectiles
South African Denel 105mm & 155mm Suite of Projectiles
Evaluating both 105mm and 155mm Projectiles
ARDEC Arena Tests and Yuma PG Firings
Web Page Expanded
Secure Section for Industry and Government
Separate Secure Government Only Section

8. PM ARMS ACTIVITIES
XM982 Excalibur is Merging with the Swedish Trajectory Correctable Munitions
Bofors Defence will be part of the Excalibur Team
105mm M915 DPICM Projectile
Type Classified LRIP - March 1998
Increases 105mm DPICM Range from 10.5 Km to 14.2 Km
SDF Reduces Dud Rate from 50/1000 (95%) to 2/1000 (99.8%)
Focusing on SDF Battery Production
M795E1 Extended Range (Base Bleed Design)
$1.5M FY02 Plus-Up
No POM Production Funding

9. POINTS OF CONTACT NAME OFFICE PHONE EMAIL
CAM IPT Bob Goldberg OPM ARMS (973)
CAM OSC Celia Hadden HQ MAC (309)
Tiger Team John Irizarry OPM ARMS (973)
R&D
M795 Roy Lindsey OPM ARMS (973)
XM982 LTC Wilson OPM ARMS (973)
155 Recap Steve Hromnak OPM ARMS (973) M915 MAJ Figueroa OPM ARMS (973)
MOFA Armando Herrera OPM ARMS (973)
Procurements
Celia Hadden (CH) AMSOS-PRA (309)
Gene Harrison (GH) AMSOS-CCM-L (309)
Roy Lindsey (RL) OPM ARMS (973)
MAJ John Figueroa (JF) OPM ARMS (973)
Steve Hromnak (SH) OPM ARMS (973)
Armando Herrera (AH) OPM ARMS (973)

10. COMMENT CODES F&O FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
US&C U.S. AND CANADA COMPETITION
SBSA SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE COMPETITION
SS RESTRICTED TO SINGLE OR LIMITED SOURCES
OPTION OPTION TO CURRENT CONTRACT
REQTS REQUIREMENTS TYPE CONTRACT
SYSTEM ITEM/COMPONENT BOUGHT AS PART OF
SYSTEM CONTRACT
MY MULTI-YEAR

11. 155mm ARTILLERY COMPONENTS AND END ITEMS
QTY OUTYR
Nomenclature 02 Buys POC Comments
M107 PROJ
M107 MPTS 255K YES CH US&C/MY
M107 LAP 250K YES GH MY
SUPP CHG’s 255K YES CH MCAAP
LIFTING PLUGS 255K YES CH SBSA
EXPLOSIVE 0 YES CH Stock
M795 PROJ 27.5K YES RL US&C/MY
M915 DPICM 0 YES JF OPTION (FY04)
M864 ER PROJ 0 YES SH US&C
M782 MOFA 139K YES AH US&C/MY

12. 155mm ARTILLERY COMPONENTS AND END ITEMS
QTY OUTYR
Nomenclature Buys POC Comments
M110A2 SMOKE
M110A2 MPTS 7K YES CH US&C
M1E1 BURSTER 7K YES CH US&C
CASING
M54A1 BURSTER 7K YES CH F&O
LAP K YES CH PBA

13. 105mm ARTILLERY COMPONENTS AND END ITEMS
QTY OUTYR
Nomenclature Buys POC Comments
M1 HE CRIMPED 8K YES CH F&O/REQTS
M314A3 ILLUM 6K YES CH F&O/REQTS
COMPONENTS FOR RENOVATION:
M28 B2 PRIMERS 98K YES CH LSAAP
M67 PROP CHG 150K YES CH TBD

14. CANNON ARTILLERY MUNITIONS (CAM) IPT SUMMARY
Working Life Cycle Acquisition and Logistic Issues…Together!
Customer Satisfaction…Up Front and Continuous!
CAM IPT - A Successful Teaming Approach
to Managing Ammunition!