BUILDING AN ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY


A product of fice supports ef forts in Ukraine through nontraditional sources.


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he United States has commit- ted tremendous resources in security assistance to Ukraine “since the begin-


ning of Russia’s unprovoked ... invasion on February 24, 2022,” according to a U.S. Department of Defense Ukraine fact sheet dated July 7. A huge share of this national assistance is often provided through domestic stocks and industrial produc- tion, which can apply stress through the national industrial and technology supply chain. Te Product Director for Special Ammunition and Weapon Systems (PdD SAWS) under the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS), part of the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition


by Stacy Poto and Raymond Nulk


at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, sources critical munitions from nontraditional defense materiel supply chains and makes them available to support our National Military Strategy to help offset this production supply stress.


ORIGIN OF PDD SAWS PdD SAWS was established in 2008 by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology to procure all non-stan- dard ammunition for the U.S. Army and in support of all government agen- cies. PdD SAWS’ original name was PdD Non-Standard Ammunition (PdD NSA). Non-standard ammunition is ammuni- tion that is NOT type classified, materiel


release, in U.S. inventory or U.S. safety tested, however the ammunition is compa- rable in performance to U.S. standard rounds and often less expensive. PdD SAWS office is responsible for overseeing the acquisition of over 400 non-standard munitions and mortar weapons includ- ing, but not limited to, small, medium and large caliber ammunition, rocket propelled grenades, hand grenades, aviation rockets, flares, anti-tank guided missiles and inert items. PdD NSA's name transitioned to PdD SAWS as the office began procuring non-standard mortar weapons in addi- tion to managing non-program of record 120 mm tank ammunition in support of foreign military sales (FMS) cases.


Army AL&T Magazine


Summer 2023


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