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236 Medium Caliber Ammunition (MCA) INVESTMENT COMPONENT Modernization MISSION SYSTEM INTERDEPENDENCIES Provides overwhelming lethality in Other Major Interdependencies Recapitalization medium caliber ammunition and point- Medium caliber ammunition is Maintenance and area-target engagement via medium dependent upon the weapons platforms currently in use handheld and crew-served weapons. DESCRIPTION PROGRAM STATUS Medium caliber ammunition (MCA) • Current: In production includes 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 40mm armor-piercing, high-explosive, PROJECTED ACTIVITIES smoke, illumination, training, and • FY11: Multiple year family buys for antipersonnel cartridges with the 25mm, 30mm, and 40mm ammunition capability to defeat light armor, materiel, and personnel targets. The 20mm cartridge is a multipurpose tracer with self destruct, used in the Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) weapon system. The 25mm target practice (TP), high-explosive incendiary and armor- piercing cartridges are ﬁred from the M242 Bushmaster Cannon for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The 30mm TP and high-explosive, dual-purpose (HEDP) cartridges are used in the Apache helicopter’s M230 Chain Gun. A variety of 40mm TP, HEDP, and specialty cartridges are designed for use in the M203 Grenade Launcher, M320 Grenade Launcher, and the MK19 Grenade Machine Gun. ACQUISITION PHASE Technology Development Engineering and Manufacturing Development Production and Deployment Operations and Support UNITED STATES ARMY 237 Medium Caliber Ammunition (MCA) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES 25mm: Israel, Philippines 30mm: Egypt, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Serbia, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates 40mm: Afghanistan, Canada, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Philippines, Tunisia CONTRACTORS General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (Marion, IL; Red Lion, PA) Alliant Techsystems (Radford, VA; Rocket City, WV) AMTEC Corp. (Janesville, WI; Camden, AR) DSE (Balimoy) Corp. (Tampa, FL; Gaffney, SC) WEAPON SYSTEMS 2012.

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