ARDEC Fuze Overview

48th Annual Fuze Conference

27 April 2004

COL John Merkwan

Commander, USA Armament Research,
Development and Engineering Center
 Picatinny is home to….
• Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)

• Program Executive Office for Ammunition (PEO AMMO)

• PM CCS (Close Combat Systems)
• PM CAS (Combat Ammunition Systems)
• PM MAS (Maneuver Ammunition Systems)
• PM Joint Services

• Project Manager Soldier Weapons

• Product Manager Crew Served Weapons
• Product Manager Individual Weapons

• Project Manager Unit of Action – Lethality Systems Integration

• Project Manager Joint lightweight Howitzer (JLWH) 155 MM

 ARDEC Overview – Providing America Advanced
Armaments for Peace and War
Advanced Fuze
Technologies

Artillery &
Mortar R&D Special Operations
Systems Weapons & Demolitions
TOTAL
DEMIL LIFE PROD
CYCLE
Advanced Explosives &
Smart Munitions FIELD SUPPORT Warhead Development

Combat Vehicle Non-Lethal Future Small Arms

Logistics R&D Technologies
Armaments & Fire Control
PROVIDING OVER 90% OF THE ARMY’S LETHALITY...
 The Organization is Designed around Five Key Areas

Commander &
Special Staff
Technical IG, Legal, IRAC & SB
Director

Financial Armaments
Armaments Engineering
Engineering Enterprise Armament
Armament Systems
Systems Quality Engineering &
& Tech Base/
Management & Technology
Technology Center
Center Management Integration
Integration Center
Center System Assurance
(AETC) MANTECH
(FM) (AETC) (EM) (ASIC)
(ASIC) (QESA)

Financial Strategic Planning & Product &

Support Technology Business Development Cost, Schedule, Process
Innovation & & Performance Verification
Competency Adherence & &
Development Systems Validation
Engineering

Technology
Push
Empowered Teams Support
Technology
Customer Needs throughout
Pull
the Lifecycle
 Armament Engineering Technology Center (AETC)
Purpose and Intent

• Maintain and grow robust core competencies

• The ideal state is to have a balance of technology investments

• Create, find, leverage and accelerate technology

• Technology investment must be virtually continuous-weeding

and feeding

GENERATE
GENERATE TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY AND
AND PROVIDE
PROVIDE ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING
SUPPORT/SERVICES
SUPPORT/SERVICES TO
TO CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMERS
 Armament Systems Integration Center (ASIC)
Purpose and Intent

• Instill systems engineering discipline, processes, and focus

across all ARDEC programs

• Ensure cost, schedule, performance adherence across

ARDEC through implementation of standardized processes
and metrics based reviews

• Production problems and field problems resolved

RAPID
RAPID TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION
TRANSITION OR
OR END-CAPABILITIES
END-CAPABILITIES FIELDED
FIELDED
 ARDEC Organization
Commander
AMSRD-AAR-CG Special Staff
COL J. Merkwan Sgmt Major: AMSRD-AAR-SM, SGM Bell,
IG: AMSRD-AAR-IG, J. Szatkiewicz,
IRAC: AMSRD-AAR-IR, D. Murawski,
Technical Director Legal: AMSRD-AAR-GC, R. Parise,
AMSRD-AAR-TD SB: AMSRD-AAR-SB, R. Burdett,
M. Devine OA: AMSRD-AAR-AO, P. Rowland,
PM: AMSRD-AAR-PM, R. Clawson,

Armaments Tech Enterprise Armament Systems

Engineering Base/MANTECH Management Integration Center
& Technology Center AMSR-AAR-AI
AMSRD-AAR-AEW AMSRD-EMT AMSRD-AAR-EM
Financial COL M. Padgett/P. Serao Quality
COL P. Janker/J. Lannon B. Machak (A) J. Hedderich
Management Engineering &
Office System
AMSRD-AAR-FM Assurance
M. Manser (A) Weapon Systems Munitions Systems Strategic Portfolio Project Logistics Directorate
& Technology & Technology Management Management Integration Management AMSRD-AAR-QE
Directorate Directorate Office Office Office Directorate P. Chiodo
AMSRD-AAR-AEW AMSRD-AAR-AEM AMSRD-AAR-EMS AMSRD-AAR-EMP AMSRD-AAR-AIP
R. Fiscella S. Musali G. Berg AMSRD-AAR-AIL
F. Puzycki G. Pap
R. Rossi

Fire Control Fuze & Precision Business Interface Knowledge

Configuration Joint Service
Systems & Armaments Office Management
Management & Small Arms
Technology Technology Office
AMSRD-AAR-EMB Life Cycle Program
Directorate Directorate Integration
AMSRD-AAR-AEF AMSRD-AAR-AEP R. Carr AMSRD-AAR-EMK Office
A. D’Agosto S. Pearcy G. Pap (A) Directorate AMSRD-AAR-AIJ
AMSRD-AAR-AIC J. Goldman
R. Elbe

Energetics, Explosive
Warheads & Ordnance Disposal Fuze Division Systems Army Fuze
Environmental Technology AMSRD-AAR-AEP-F Engineering Management
Technology P.Gorman Integration Office
Directorate
Directorate AMSRD-AAR-AEX Analysis
AMSRD-AAR-AEE J. Wu Directorate AMSRD-AAR-AIF
C. Anderson AMSRD-AAR-AIS L. Springer
J. Dyer
ARDEC VIDEO
 TM
Fuze Division

ƒ Fuze RD&E Life Cycle ƒ Concurrent Engineering for

• Fuzes all types (prox, time, mechanical) Producibility
• Safety &Arming Devices (Mechanical and ƒ National and International Fuze
Electronic) Related Committees
• Related Technologies ƒ Army Fuze Safety Review Board
¾ Advanced Sensors ƒ DoD Fuze Committees
¾ Low Cost, Small, Gun Rugged
Electronic and Micro-mechanical ƒ Electromagnetic Environmental
Devices (MEMS) Effects Munition Evaluation
¾ Demolition devices

RECENT SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TRANSITIONS:

MEMS team wins Army Materiel release of M762A1/M767A1 Marines fire ARDEC
R&D Achievement M1155 Portable ET fuze Materiel designed mortar
Award, Dec 2003 Inductive Artillery Fuze Release Aug 03 ammunition at Umm
Setter, Jan 2004 99.6% Time mode Qasr, Iraq, 23 Mar 2003
reliability 9
 Enabling Fuze Components for Advanced Munitions

Purpose:
Develop enabling fuze components that provide the
multipurpose & multimode capability, scaleable
lethality, increased safety, and affordability required by
advanced munitions. Supports NLOS FOC for Reduced
MEMS S&A Weight Munitions and Scaleable Focused Effects
High voltage fire sets, and 16-point shaped
charge array for Multi-point ESAD Product:
Integrated Sensors • Ballistic firing of MEMS S&A in an artillery fuze fired
from 155mm gun launched environment
Multi-purpose • Ballistic firing of a Multipoint ESAD in missile/rocket
Warheads environment and 120mm gun launched environment
JCM LOS MP • Ballistic firing of proximity sensor in a 155mm and
120mm gun launched environment. Demonstrate safety
Applications to Missiles and Gun sensor in missile/rocket environment and 120mm gun
Launched Munitions launched environment
Schedule and Cost Payoff:
Tasks FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 • Multipoint ESADs enables the use of multipurpose and
multimode warheads in a single munition, leading to
• Multi-point ESAD increased or scaleable lethality, and reduced logistic
EFI Array & fire set design 3 4
ESAD integration and lab/flight test
burden
5 6
• Reduced volume of MEMS S&As allows room for added
• Sensors capabilities such as guidance (increased precision) and
MEMS Based flight safety/impact 3 4 5 6 increased warhead size (increased lethality)
Proximity (RADAR and LADAR) 3 4 5 6 • New and more accurate HOB and direct-fire/stand-off
• MEMS S&A/Micro-firetrain
sensors increase lethality and precision. Environmental
Design components 3 sensors provides increased safety to the soldier
Component build and lab test 4 • Transitions Plans:
MEMS S&A lab and flight test 5 6 9MAST Ammo Suite upgrades (LOS MP, Enhanced
MRM, Advanced Anti-armor) FY08
9NLOS-LS Block II FY08 (lethality), Increment III FY08
(multi-mode), Joint Common Missile Spiral Spiral 2
FY07/08
9CCF Spiral II FY08
 Technology Thrusts
Scaleable Lethality
Advanced Warheads
Gun Hardened In Line ESAs

Affordability
MEMS S&As Common Process

Enhanced Lethality
Safety and Standoff Sensors 2nd Environment
Direct Fire standoff
 Current Fuze Technology Programs
¾ Fuze Technology Integration (FTI) Program
ƒ ~ $2M/year
ƒ FY02-FY18

¾ OICW Systems Enhancements Science & Technology Objective (STO) III.WP.2000.01

ƒ ~ $13M
ƒ FY00-FY04

¾ MEMS Safe & Arm Device (S&A) Manufacturing Technology Objective (MTO)
ƒ ~ $18M
ƒ FY04-FY08

¾ Power Sources Science and Technology Objective (STO) IV.WP.2004.03

ƒ ~$8M
ƒ FY04-FY08
ƒ Joint ARL/ARDEC Managed Effort
 Development Programs
• XM784/785 ET Mortar Fuze
• XM395 PGMM Fuzing
• Course Correcting Fuze (CCF)
• EPIAFS
• XM 982 EXCALIBUR (integral Fuze)
• Medium Caliber Bursting Munitions
• M549A1 E1 (SDF function) - 40mm
• XM 25 - 25mm airburst
• XM307- Advanced Crew served Weapon
• Navalized MOFA
• Self Destruct Fuze for M864 RECAP
• XM236
• XM223E1
• IMI SD Fuze – CL3677
• Networked munitions, Countermines, Demolitions
• APLA Track 1 Spider – network munition (Electronic S&A device -ESAD)
• Mongoose –countermine (ESAD)
• M1 RAMS & SYDET – demolition (ESAD)
• XM 235 submunition MLRS Rocket
• APKWS Block II
• M84 A3 – MAAWS
 Production Programs
Artillery Fuzes
M782 Multi Option Fuze for Artillery
M762A1 / 767A1 Artillery Electronic Time (ET)Fuze
Mk432 (Navalized ET Fuze)
FMU-153/B PD/Delay for 105mm (AC-130 Gunship)
FMU 160/B Prox Fuze for High Frag 105mm (AC130 Gunship)
M234 Self destruct Fuze

Mortar Fuzes Med Caliber Fuzes

M734A1 Multi Option Fuze for Mortars M549/M549A1 (40 mm)
M783 Point Detonating Fuze for Mortars M550 (40 mm)
M772/M776 Mechanical Time Fuzes M759 (30 mm)
M505 A3 (20 mm)
Mortar practice fuzes
Rocket/missile Fuzing
Grenade Fuzing
M423, M439, M442 –2.75 inch rocket.
M213 for M67 grenade
MK 420-BDM
M228 practice
FFV447-1, FFV-501 MAAWS
M201A1 smoke pot
M934E6 Stinger
M201A1 MOD2 stun grenade

Tank Fuzes
M774 Point Initiating Base Detonating (M830A1) Countermines/Demolitions/AT munitions
M74 Proximity Switch (M830A1) APOBS fuzing
M1134A3 for MICLIC
M1147 TDFD
M87A1 Volcano
In Summary ARDEC Supports the Warfighter
Fielded Systems
Artillery
Medium Caliber

Mortar

Demolitions

Special Operations 2.75” Rocket