38 Artillery Ammunition INVESTMENT COMPONENT Modernization MISSION Separate-loading ammunition, used SYSTEM INTERDEPENDENCIES Provides field artillery forces with in 155mm howizters, has separately None Recapitalization modernized munitions to destroy, issued projectiles, fuzes, propellant charges, and primers. PROGRAM STATUS Maintenance neutralize, or suppress the enemy by • 3QFY12: Full Materiel Release of cannon fire. After installing the appropriate fuze the M1122, 155mm high-explosive DESCRIPTION on the projectile, the fuzed projectile projectile The Army’s artillery ammunition is loaded into the cannon along with program includes 75mm (ceremonies the appropriate amount of propellant PROJECTED ACTIVITIES and simulated firing), 105mm, and charges and a primer. • 3QFY13: Type Classification of the 155mm projectiles and their associated M1123/M1124 155mm illumination fuzes and propelling charges. The artillery ammunition program projectiles includes fuzes for cargo-carrying Semi-fixed ammunition for short projectiles, such as smoke and and intermediate ranges, used in illumination, and bursting projectiles, 105mm howitzers, is characterized such as high explosives. by adjusting the number of multiple propelling charges. Semi-fixed This program also includes bag ammunition for long ranges contains propellant for the 105mm semi-fixed a single bag of propellant optimized cartridges and a modular artillery for obtaining high velocity and is charge system for 155mm howitzers. not adjustable. The primer is an integral part of the cartridge case, and is located in the base. All 105mm cartridges are issued in a fuzed or unfuzed configuration. Both cartridge configurations are packaged with propellant. ACQUISITION PHASE Technology Development Engineering & Manufacturing Development Production & Deployment Operations & Support UNITED STATES ARMY 39 Artillery Ammunition FOREIGN MILITARY SALES Australia, Canada, Israel, Lebanon CONTRACTORS General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (Fort Lauderdale, FL) McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (McAlester, OK) General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems-Scranton Operations (Scranton, PA) American Ordnance (Middletown, IA) ARMTEC (Coachella, CA) WEAPON SYSTEMS 2013.