A -- MULTI-ROLE ARMAMENT AND AMMUNITION SYSTEM (MRAAS)

Notice Date

June 8, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

ZIP Code

07806-5000

Solicitation Number

DAAE30-01-Q-0224

Response Due

July 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Nora Eldredge, AMTSA-AR-WEE, Project Manager, 973-724-3124

E-Mail Address

Nora Eldredge (ndevries@pica.army.mil)

Description

Under the Future Combat System (FCS) Multi-Role Armament and Ammunition System (MRAAS) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), the U.S. Army s TACOM-ARDEC plans to demonstrate an integrated multi-role armament system providing lethality overmatch capability across a large range of targets and distances. A key enabler to the MRAAS s capabilities, Electrothermal Chemical (ETC) gun propulsion, is a hybrid propulsion concept that uses electrical energy, in the form of plasma, to initiate/augment/control the release of chemical energy from high-energy, high loading density propellants. ETC technology requires modest amounts of electrical energy (50 450 kJ, depending on application) in millisecond(s)-length pulses to replace the conventional powder ignition system. This technology provides for a more efficient and effective utilization of chemical gun technology enhancing system performance and lethality. The U.S. Army is considering the award of a contract for ETC Component Development and Integration for the MRAAS. Under the contract, high- temperature plasma injectors of several designs, two pulse power supplies, and integration hardware such as connectors and cabling would be delivered for Government testing. Interested parties should submit information pertaining to their experience with high-energy pulse power supplies, high-temperature plasma generators and related integration hardware.

Web Link

US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network (http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/060820010/060820010.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010612/ASOL010.HTM (D-159 SN50O3Y0)