EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM Ammunition Qualification Test Program

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1 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM Ammunition Qualification Test Program

2 Agenda Program Overview System Description Test Program Lessons Learned

3 Program Overview Program Sponsor - MARCORSYSCOM, PMM-145 General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Prime Contractor Rapidly field system with four ammunition variants Internally transportable in V-22 NSWCDD and NSWCIH Tasked to Qualify Ammunition NSWCDD, G31, Light Weapons Branch NSWCDD, G60, Test and Evaluation Division, plan, coordinate and conduct test activities Test program started in August Qualification ammunition delivered in December 2005, major tests completed by November 2006

4 Test Program Organization MARCORSYSCOM PMM-145 EFSS/ITV Principal for Safety NSWCDD NSWCDD Light Weapons Branch, G31 NSWCDD Test and Evaluation Division, G60 NSWCIH Gun Branch, E th Test Wing Eglin, AFB NSWC Crane Ordnance T & E Branch, Code 4051

5 EFSS Mission EFSS EFSS is is a a close close supporting, supporting, all all wear, wear, quick quick responsive responsive indirect indirect fire fire system system supporting supporting Marine Marine Expeditionary Expeditionary Units Units in in Ship-to- Ship-to- Objective Objective Maneuver Maneuver providing providing accurate accurate fires fires from from with with 120mm 120mm rifled rifled towed towed mortar mortar to to 8.1km. 8.1km. The The major major components components of of EFSS EFSS are are 120mm 120mm rifled rifled towed towed mortar mortar weapon, weapon, weapon weapon prime prime mover, mover, a a suite suite of of 120mm 120mm rifled rifled ammunition, ammunition, ammunition ammunition supply supply vehicle, vehicle, an an ammunition ammunition trailer, trailer, and and ballistic ballistic control control computer. computer. The The EFSS EFSS will will be be principal principal indirect indirect fire fire support support system system for for vertical vertical assault assault element element of of a a Ship Ship to to Objective Objective Maneuver Maneuver (STOM) (STOM) force. force. The The EFSS EFSS will will be be employed employed within within Ground Ground Combat Combat Element Element (GCE) (GCE) of of Marine Marine Air Air Ground Ground Task Task Force Force (MAGTF). (MAGTF). Operated Operated by by a a five-man five-man crew, crew, EFSS EFSS provides provides indirect indirect fire fire support support that that can can be be directed directed over over friendly friendly troops troops and and out out to to ranges ranges of of 8.1km. 8.1km.

6 Development, Procurement & Urgency Development IM compliant fill for High Explosive Round Modifications to ammunition containers Qualification Testing Procurement LRIP Decision June 2006 Full Rate Production August 2007 IOC August 2007 Urgency Mission Need Statement (April 2001) IOC FY2007 High Priority USMC Program

7 XM mm Rifled Towed Mortar Original Design in Service Since 1971 Fielded by four NATO countries and Japan Estimated 500,000 founds fired Operated By a Five-man Crew Spin Stabilized Projectile Provides Improved Accuracy

8 Ammunition Suite EFSS Will Be Deployed With Four Types Of Rounds XM1101 High Explosive (HE) w/im modifications XM1103 Smoke (White Phosphorous (WP)) XM1105 Illumination (ILLUM) XM1107 Practice (PRAC)

9 Ammunition

10 Ammunition

11 Ammunition Trailer Loaded 6X5 Horizontally for Vehicle Transport and Palletized 6X6 Horizontally for Shipping (XM1101 HE, XM1105 ILLUM, and XM1107 PRAC Rounds) Loaded 5X5 Vertically for Vehicle Transport and Shipping Palletized (XM1103 SMOKE Rounds)

12 EFSS Ammunition Shipping/Storage Container Rounds Packaged in Metal Ammunition Containers PA117 vented and PA103 containers Blowout Panels for Rapid Out-Gassing Venting Relief Valve for Slow Out-Gassing Venting Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) Certification Complete

13 EFSS Ammunition Shipping/Storage Container (Cont d) XM1103 Smoke Round Packaged Separately From Its Tail Charge to Allow for Vertical Palletizing and Transport Two Tail Charges Per Container One Warhead Per Container

14 Stockpile to Target Sequence MFGR Storage Transport Storage Operations Transport Transport Use/ Disposal R,A,S,H Landing Zone Factory Weapon & Vehicle R,A,S,H Demil/ Disposal Garrison R,A,S,H R,A,S,H OCONUS AST ASP R,A,S,H Combat R,A,S,H Expend Factory --Ammo R,A,S,H Ammo Bunker R,A,S,H A [VSTOM] KEY R = Rail A = Air S = Sea H = Highway CONUS = Continental United States OCONUS = Outside Continental United States ASP = Ammunition Storage Point VSTOM = Vertical Ship to Objective Maneuver CONUS ASP Line Color Blue -- Weapon Gold -- Ammo Black -- Combined Range Training Expend

15 EFSS IM Threat Hazard Assessment (THA) THA Conducted in January 2005 Threats Analyzed Thermal environments produced by hydrocarbon fuel fires Shock environments produced by detonation of or weapons Impact environments by bullets, fragments, shaped charge jets, spall Determined Tests To Conduct Slow Cook-Off (SCO) Fast Cook-Off (FCO) Bullet Impact (BI) Fragment Impact (FI) Sympatic Detonation (SD) Shaped Charge Jet Impact (SCJI) Determined Test Not To Conduct Spall Impact (SI) not transported or stored in armored vehicle or armored enclosure

16 TEST PROGRAM Harmonized IM and Hazard Classification Test Plan. Comprehensive Environmental/Durability Test Series. Collaboration Between NSWCDD, NSWCIH, NSWCCD And Eglin AFB for test execution.

17 HARMONIZED IM/HC TESTS 12 HE AURs 9 HE AURs 2 HE AURs 2 HE AURs 2 HE AURs 18 HE AURs 2 HE AURs 12 Illum. AURs 9 Illum. AURs 2 Illum. AURs 2 Illum. AURs 2 Illum. AURs 18 Illum. AURs 2 Practice AURs 12 Practice AURs 9 Practice AURs 2 Practice AURs 2 Practice AURs 2 Practice AURs 18 Practice AURs 12 Smoke Proj 6 Smoke Proj 2 Smoke Proj 2 Smoke Proj 2 Smoke Proj 18 Smoke Proj 12 Tail Charges W/6 Tail Charges 2 Tail Charges 2 Tail Charges 2 Tail Charges 18 Tail Charges V & R I V & R I V & R I V & R I V & R I V & R I V & R I 28 Day T&H Fast Cook Off Slow Cook Off Fragment Impact Bullet Impact Symp Det./Stack Shaped Charge Jet Impact V & R I Vibration Tran/Ship/Helo LEGEND AUR All up round V & R I Visual and radiographic inspection V & R I 4 Day T&H V & R I 40 Foot Drop

18 ENVIRONMENTAL/DURABILITY

19 TEST CHALLENGES Schedule Concurrent work Incorporating packaging changes into work flow Large Number of Tests 44 IM tests total 105 Environmental tests total Volume of Data Hazard Classification of Mixed Smoke Pallet

20 EARLY TEST RESULTS Packaging Problems At High Temperature Non-hazardous off gassing produced overpressure One way check valve installed Support Dunnage Problems During Vibration Aft support broke down during transportation vibration at temperature Dunnage redesigned and rounds repackaged Tests Repeated

21 TEST RESULTS Planned Tests Completed, Regression Testing Underway Packaging changes IM signature, ammunition performed well Gun firing at NSWCDD and Hawthorne, NV

22 Lessons Learned Leverage Test Facilities and Capabilities Schedule Idea sharing Quick Response of PMO and Prime Contractor Invaluable Communication = Flexibility

23 Questions?

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