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Weapons and Munitions Product Improvement Programs
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $61.7M
- FY25
- $31.6M
- FY26
- $13.7M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $5.68M | $20.0M | $16.3M | $18.0M | $14.2M | $24.7M | $40.0M | $54.2M | $61.7M | ||
| Enacted | $4.95M | $19.6M | $15.7M | $18.6M | $15.6M | $19.7M | $35.8M | $57.2M | $8.43M | $31.6M | ||
| Request | $14.5M | $15.7M | $18.6M | $15.6M | $20.4M | $22.8M | $11.7M | $8.43M | $9.36M | $13.7M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $8.43M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $61.7M actually spent — $53.3M above the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — Precision Fire Technology Improvements
This Project supports required Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), and Precision Fuze and Fuze Setter assessment and improvement initiatives to support increased rates of fire for items that have been fielded or in full rate production, such as the M1155 Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter (EPIAFS), Excalibur and Precision Guidance Kit (PGK). Efforts will identify, characterize, study, analyze, test, and develop PGM and Fuze technologies to increase range, lethality, effectiveness, survivability, and accuracy in support of the Army's Cannon Transformation Strategy.
Mission — Weapons and Munitions Product Improvement Programs
Project CP2 / Precision Fire Technology Improvements, supports required Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), and Precision Fuze and Fuze Setter assessment and improvement initiatives to support increased rates of fire for items that have been fielded or in full rate production, such as the M1155 Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter (EPIAFS), Excalibur and Precision Guidance Kit (PGK). Efforts will identify, characterize, study, analyze, test, and develop PGM and Fuze technologies to increase range, lethality, effectiveness, survivability, and accuracy in support of the Army's Cannon Transformation Strategy. Project ER2 / Close Combat Technology includes development efforts to upgrade Close Combat technologies, energetics, and munitions, such as counter explosives, grenades, demolitions, shoulder launched munitions, pyrotechnic simulators, countermeasure flares, non-lethal ammunition/systems, and networked munitions and mines, that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production. Funding will allow the project to identify, characterize, study, analyze, test and develop technologies to resolve close combat munition reliability, safety, environmental, storage, standardization, obsolescence and manufacturing/producibility issues. Project ER5 / The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project includes product improvement, and development efforts to upgrade indirect fire weapon systems and munitions that are fielded and/or are in production. Initiatives include improved target engagement, increased reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety, standardization and interoperability with weapons and munitions of Allied Nations, defense exportability features, reduction of failure mechanisms, and supply chain risk through introduction of new and alternative technology and materiel solutions, improvement of manufacturing methods and their associated production and life cycle support processes, new capabilities in response to the evolving and emerging threats and countermeasures, and reduction/elimination of potential environmental and health risks associated with these products. The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project will enhance the Department of Defense's (DoD) portfolio. Project ER6 / The Direct Fire Technology funding will be used to support direct fire ammunition from small caliber ammunition, medium caliber ammunition and large caliber ammunition enhancements to lethality, effectiveness, survivability, accuracy and general product improvements. Funding supports a number of small caliber ammunition projects including improvements to training ammunition; improvements to make small caliber primers more environmentally friendly; optimization of handgun ammunition; exploring precision sniper improvements and continuing the effort to reduce Soldier load by developing lightweight ammunition. Improvements to medium caliber ammunition include lethality and safety enhancements including Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) technology. Improvements to 105mm and 120mm tank ammunition include examination and implementation of performance enhancement and improvements to tracer, combustible cartridge case and 105mm Advanced Multipurpose (AMP). The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.03 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."
Mission — Close Combat Technology
Project ER2 Close Combat Technology includes development efforts to upgrade Close Combat technologies, energetics, and munitions, such as counter explosives, grenades, demolitions, shoulder launched munitions, pyrotechnic simulators, countermeasure flares, non-lethal ammunition/systems, and networked munitions and mines, that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production. Funding will allow the project to identify, characterize, study, analyze, test and develop technologies to resolve close combat munition reliability, safety, environmental, storage, standardization, obsolescence and manufacturing/producibility issues.
Mission — Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology
The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project includes product improvement, and development efforts to upgrade indirect fire weapon systems and munitions that are fielded and/or are in production. Initiatives include improved target engagement, increased reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety, standardization and interoperability with weapons and munitions of Allied Nations, defense exportability features, reduction of failure mechanisms, and supply chain risk through introduction of new and alternative technology and materiel solutions, improvement of manufacturing methods and their associated production and life cycle support processes, new capabilities in response to the evolving and emerging threats and countermeasures, and reduction/elimination of potential environmental and health risks associated with these products. The Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology Project will enhance the Department of Defense's (DoD) portfolio.
Mission — Direct Fire Technology
The Direct Fire Technology funding will be used to support direct fire ammunition from small caliber ammunition, medium caliber ammunition and large caliber ammunition enhancements to lethality, effectiveness, survivability, accuracy and general product improvements. Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding supports a number of small caliber ammunition projects including improvements to training ammunition; improvements to make small caliber primers more environmentally friendly; optimization of handgun ammunition; exploring precision sniper improvements and continuing the effort to reduce Soldier load by developing lightweight ammunition. Improvements to medium caliber ammunition include lethality and safety enhancements including Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) technology. Improvements to 105mm and 120mm tank ammunition include examination and implementation of performance enhancement and improvements to tracer, combustible cartridge case and 105mm Advanced Multipurpose (AMP).
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (14)
Small Caliber Ammunition Product Improvements
Develop, demonstrate, and qualify improvements for 5.56mm, 7.62mm, .50 cal, Next Generation Squad Weapon ammunition, Precision Sniper ammunition and Handgun ammunition to achieve an increase in overall lethality and effectiveness.
Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter (EPIAFS) Modernization
The effort supports fuze setting system requirements based on legacy and developmental platforms and munitions for 155mm Artillery systems. Efforts support development of comprehensive technology plan in support of the Army's Artillery Modernization Strategy.
Tank Ammunition Product Improvements
Develop and test potential improvements to 105mm and 120mm gun system ammunition.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Medium Caliber Ammunition Product Improvements
Develop, demonstrate, and qualify improvements for 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 40mm ammunition. 40mm M433E1 will improve lethality (fragmentation) of the M433 grenade. The 40mm M550 fuze replacement will replace the single stage fuze with a dual spinlock fuze to improve safety and performance reliability. Improve safety, performance and reliability issues on the 20mm M940 ammunition.
Fuze Technology Integration (FTI)
This project implements new and mature technologies into fuzing systems to preclude obsolescence, maximize standardization, enhance performance, and improve the safety and exportability of existing munitions. The FTI project addresses two major areas: (1) analysis/risk mitigation and (2) block upgrades. Analysis efforts will identify second sources for fuzing systems that may reduce costs by providing competition and maintain production when sources or parts are no longer available. It will also allow for the performance enhancement of current ammunition items by conducting studies of major fuze components to detect, identify, and correct latent defects. The second major area is block upgrades, which will identify and perform studies on improvements to fuzes, increase commonality of fuze components and requirements. Block upgrades will enable the introduction of the latest technologies into fuzing, keep the fuzing design current to avoid obsolescence issues and add capabilities.
M82 Electronic Delay
M82 is the practice smoke round for the family of 66mm vehicle launched smoke grenades. This effort is to qualify and replace the current pyrotechnic delay mix with an electronic delay circuit. Historically, there have been performance issues and failures at cold temperatures that have been attributed to the pyrotechnic delay mix. This effort will improve the performance of the M82 (and eventually, the M81) during extreme temperatures.
MICLIC Trainer
This effort will develop a replacement for the current M68 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) training round which has proven to be expensive and difficult to utilize. The M68 trainer is designed to be fired 3 times but repacking the inert line charge into its "tub" after a firing event is a manpower intensive and time consuming endeavor, which leads to an ineffective training experience for soldiers. This effort will explore concepts and qualify a solution that provides a realistic training experience for the soldier, reduces the scope of or eliminates the repacking task, and is more cost effective than the current system.
Airborne Expendable Countermeasure Modernization
FY25 funding supports combining the legacy countermeasures into a single cartridge to optimize Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP) and increase the number of countermeasure solutions.
Shoulder Launched Munition Improvements
This effort will improve Army Multipurpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) ammunition communication capability with M3A1 Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Fire Control System. The improvements will enable the M3A1 Carl Gustaf rifle's fire control system to recognize the ballistic trajectories and energetic profile automatically enabling the Soldier to focus on the mission and reducing time to engage adversaries. This increases accuracy and improves Soldier Lethality. Effort will also add improvements to other soldier launched capabilities.
M330 Obscuration Grenade
The M330 Hand Grenade Smoke Screening (HGSS) produces a dense cloud of non-colored smoke for 90 to 150 seconds in the visual spectrum for screening and concealment of the tactical small unit. The environmentally friendly M330 is the approved replacement for the highly toxic AN-M8 HC Smoke hand grenade currently restricted for contingency operations. The interim solution, the M83 TA "Practice" smoke hand grenade, is not suitable and sustainable for combat operations as it requires a 3:1 ratio when compared to the AN-M8 HC or M330 for tactical obscuration. The M83 TA "Practice" smoke hand grenade will serve as the M330 HGSS trainer. The M330 enables the Soldier Lethality modernization priority by providing the Soldier with a tactical replacement for the AN-M8 that provides effective obscuration capability to support Soldier Maneuver under enemy fire while reducing toxicity to the Soldiers and Environment. The M330 also reduces Soldier load and the associated logistics burden as Soldiers can now use a single M330 in lieu of 3 M83s currently needed in tactical operations.
M67 (G881) Fragmentation Hand Grenade
The M67 Hand Grenade uses the M213 fuze which does not meet Insensitive Munitions (IM) requirements. The M67 E1 program is a modernization effort that will replace the legacy M67 with a more IM compliant system which greatly increases the safety of the warfighter as it will make the M67 less susceptible to inadvertent detonation. This effort will integrate the Israeli M840 IM compliant foreign fuze as a replacement to the current M213 fuze and incorporate an IM compliant explosive fill. The new IM compliant fuze and explosive fill will be qualified for incorporation into the M67 design and the TDP will be updated. The M67 is an enabler for Soldier Lethality as it provides Soldiers with a highly effective capability that is easy to throw and can produce casualties to enemy combatants via a 15 meter fragmentation radius. This capability enables the soldier lethality Army modernization priority by providing increased lethality while increasing soldier survivability due to safety benefits of the more IM compliant grenade.
M112 Demolition Block - Alternate Fill
This effort will qualify an alternative explosive fill (PAX-52) for the M112 demolition block that is a more reliable demolition for use in cold and extreme cold conditions and more environmentally friendly in manufacture and use. It also eliminates the need for Polyisobutylene (PIB) a current OCONUS single point failure within the production of the M112 Demolition Block.
Volcano Modernization
This effort will develop improvements to the Volcano anti-vehicular scatterable mine delivery system and associated mine canisters. The focus will be on robotic control, remote canister deployment, and tactical canister improvements.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $61.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $31.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY25 Total | $31.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $13.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | A | FY26 Total | $13.7M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER5: Indirect Fire and Fuze Technology | $14.1M | $7.11M | $2.30M | $2.30M |
| ER6: Direct Fire Technology | $41.5M | $11.8M | $3.05M | $3.05M |
| CP2: Precision Fire Technology Improvements | $3.33M | $10.9M | $3.63M | $3.63M |
| ER2: Close Combat Technology | $2.78M | $1.75M | $4.71M | $4.71M |
| Program Element | $61.7M | $31.6M | $13.7M | $13.7M |
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Awards
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