Airbursting Fuze Technology Used for the Objective Individual Combat Weapon and the Advanced Crew Served Weapon

摘要

This report discusses internal control issues associated with the implementation of a common fuze technology for use on 25-millimeter, high-explosive, airbursting ammunition and with program entry into the system development and demonstration phase of the acquisition process. Background. The Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW or XM29 Increment III) is a dual-engagement weapon: its primary subsystem fires a 25-millimeter, airbursting ammunition (XM25 Increment II), and its secondary subsystem fires the standard 5.56-millimeter ammunition (Increment I). The Advanced Crew Served Weapon, which later became the XM307 and XM307G Programs, is to provide accurate, long-range firepower, including airbursting ammunitions, in a lightweight system package. The XM307 and XM307G weapons are the next generation of mounted and dismounted machine guns, respectively. This is the fourth in a series of reports on the overall management of the OICW Program. This report addresses a common fuze technology for the high-explosive, airbursting shells used in the XM25/XM29 and XM307 weapons. This report also addresses entry of the XM307 and XM307G Programs into the system development and demonstration phase of the acquisition process.