MODERNIZATION AND ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION
Conversely, the M136A1 AT4 Confined Space provides Soldiers the capability to only defeat light armored platforms but can be safely fired from within an enclo- sure or covered and concealed position, eliminating Soldier-to-enemy fire.
However, the XM919 Individual Assault Munition must provide a capability to penetrate and deliver incapacitating effects behind standard building walls (triple brick, reinforced concrete and adobe), lightly armored vehicles, and field forti- fication or bunker fighting positions. Te munition must also support the close fight in urban and complex terrains (fired from within an enclosure). Ultimately, it needs to be lightweight, compact, highly lethal, easy to safely operate and readily trans- ported with Army forces anywhere on the globe.
PM CCS is reducing the commander’s burden of having to decide which shoulder-launched munitions to carry into battle by providing a single fully integrated munition to address potential threats.
In addition to the technical challenges, shoulder-launched munitions have been procured through sole-source contracts with limited to no competition and a lack
of data rights, which puts the govern- ment at a disadvantage from a negotiation perspective. Tis significantly impacts the munition’s unit cost for both the tactical munition and the training devices. Te question is, how does the government shift the paradigm from sole source to a competitive procurement and still acquire a technically superior munition system (tactical and trainer) for a reasonable price?
THE APPROACH For years if not centuries, target charac- teristics such as earth and timber, concrete and brick have not changed. However, a single munition capable of defeating these targets has not been developed or iden- tified. Industry’s approach has always been to meet the specific needs of the Soldiers rather than developing a more versatile weapon. In line with the Army Futures Command philosophy of creat- ing “a continuous transformation of Army modernization in order to provide future warfighters with the concepts, capabilities and organizational structures they need to dominate a future battlefield,” PM CCS engaged the technical community, industry and the user community through requirement and technology development, industry capability assessments and open dialogues.
To best influence the requirements for a single shoulder-launched munition and modernize the state of technology, PM CCS approached the solution from two directions. First, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) at Picatinny Arsenal was tasked to develop key elements of the weapon to close the capability gaps at the munition level. A military operations in urban terrain Army technology objective was funded with the goal of integrating component tech- nologies into a technology readiness level (TRL) 6 multipurpose shoulder-launched
munition. (TRL 6 is a system model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment.)
The goal was to develop a system
weighing less than 15 pounds with fire- from-enclosure capability. Te objective was to achieve the lethality capabili- ties identified in the Individual Assault Munition's capabilities development docu- ment. While this effort primarily focused on integration, it significantly leveraged 10 years of warhead development. Te overall effort enabled the government to signif- icantly improve its shoulder-launched munitions design competency, launch capability, target effects and system opti- mization modeling. Te urban combat Army technology objective effort resulted in a TRL-6 government-owned technical data package, proving that technologies exist to achieve the requirements with a single munition.
Second, PM CCS worked with the user community and U.S. Army Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integra- tion Directorate to develop an extensive Individual Assault Munition capability development document. Tis integrates the combined capabilities of several config- urations with the need for Soldiers to carry just one into the field. Added benefits to this approach include Soldiers training on one configuration, making inventory and logistics significantly easier to manage.
“Our innovative acquisition approach to pursue mature technologies eliminates costly development efforts, reduces overall life cycle costs, and rapidly fields improved capabilities to our joint warfighter,” said Col. Russell Hoff, project manager for CCS. PM CCS found a balanced approach to the XM919 Individual Assault Muni- tion program that eliminates government development costs and schedule. The government technical experts are working
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