EXTENDED RANGE MUNITION INDUSTRY DAY The U.S. Army TACOM Armament Research Development and Engineering Center formally invites all interested parties to attend an Industry Day for the 120mm Extended Range Munition (ERM) on August 27, 1997, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, in the Command Conference Center, Building 1, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. This munition system would enable an Abrams tank, with its 120mm gun, to engage with precision an array of high value enemy targets (i.e., tanks, armored personnel carries, reconnaissance and battle command vehicles) beyond 8km, at both line of sight and non-line of sight. A general description of the ERM is as follows: The tank crew (or tank fire control) would self acquire a target or receive target location data. It is envisioned that the projectile could receive target location information prior to being fired while it is in the gun tube. Prior to launch, the fire control would aim the gun at the appropriate point in space. After launch, the projectile could maneuver in the general direction of the target and seek/sense the target at a range of 500 to 5000 meters from the target, either autonomously and/or aided by a designation system on the tank or by a forward observer. Additional requirements include the ability to defeat active protection systems, fit within the tank's ammo stowage rack, meet the interface control document for 120mm ammunition and be safe to store, handle and fire within the standard operational and storage limits. The draft agenda topics for discussion include ERM Background, ERM Operational Requirements, ERM Employment Concept and Concept Evaluation, FORCE XXII Armor Battalion Force Redesign Analysis, ERM Acquisition Strategy, Results of Government Studies and Analyses, Active Protection Systems Brief by the National Ground Intelligence Center and conclude with questions and a panel discussion. Any interested party should notify Major Michael Schaller, US Army TACOM-ARDEC Acquisition Center, telephone number (973) 724-5283, by the close of business August 15. The briefing will beclassifed and security information must be forwarded to the following address by close of business August 21, 1997: Commander, US Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-PSI-S, Ms. Susan Scheuch, Building 174, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000, telephone number is (973) 724-2925, FAX number (973) 724-2295. WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Patricia Hulvey, phulvey@pica.army.mil.

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