US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PCW-C, Bldg 10, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- TERMINALLY GUIDED MUNITION POC Ms. H. DeAngelo, email=deangelo, Contract Specialist,(201)724-3927 Mr. Todd Birch, Project Engineer,(201)724-7185 Mr. Louis J. Sylvain, Contracting Officer,(201)724-3965. This advance notice is issued as a market survey of potential sources for guided 105MM ammunition to increase the lethality and survivability of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) AC-130 Gunship and the Army Light Forces. Rapid acquisition of a 105MM Terminally Guided Projectile (105 TGP) that meets both SOF and Army needs is anticipated. The 105 TGP will utilize a multi-mode seeker to provide both an autonomous guidance capability and a laser guided mode. An assessment of materiel solutions suitable to support rapid acquisition of a 105 TGP is being conducted. The time frame when a tactical system demonstration could be performed and the time required to complete development of a 105 TGP need to be determined. Concept description information is needed to accurately model system performance and to assist in the development/support of program planning documents. The SOF application involves performing missions from the AC-130 Gunship with increased standoff distances (up to 24000 ft slant range) and improved accuracy. The AC-130 is equipped with a laser designation system and a M102 howitzer. Laser designation would be performed from the aircraft while orbiting a target. This scenario does not allow many rounds to be fired therefore a high single shot probability of kill is needed. Missions include precision defeat of moving/stationary vehicles as well as buildings and fixed fighting positions, with minimum collateral damage. The Army application involves utilizing the M119 howitzer platform to deliver 105 TGPs (to ranges similar to current extended range 105MM ammunition) capable of autonomously defeating armored vehicular targets using a laser guided capability. Concept descriptions are requested with as much discussion of system operation and concept maturity as possible, including sequence of events, type of seeker, type of maneuver mechanism, type of warhead, component and subsystem testing to date (hours of captive flight testing, level of High-G testing hardware has survived, etc.). In addition, estimates of system performance parameters (for example, footprint size, false target density, acquisition range, airframe maneuverability, range limits, total system error, etc.) and physical characteristics (size, weight, profile) are requested. (0053)

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