How the Army's upgrading ammo to destroy targets large and small
Opinion by Todd South • 5d
From pistol rounds to artillery shells, the Army is developing a host of new ways to destroy targets large and small.
The service is working on one-way tracer rounds for current standard rifle ammunition and reduced-range training rounds for some of the same cartridges. Additionally, the service is testing proximity fuses for grenade launcher rounds that would help defeat enemies behind barriers and blast drones out of the sky.
Meanwhile, on the larger end of the caliber spectrum, Army scientists are building new rounds for the 120mm tank rounds they expect will be needed to defeat enemy armor.
These units are getting the Army's newest rifle and machine gun next
Col. Steven Power, project manager of maneuver ammunition systems for the Army's Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, said his office is developing airburst options and proximity sensing in a selection of rounds between the 20mm and 40mm range.
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