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SECTION 3 - The FA of the Future
of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a lightweight launcher system capable of employing the full family of MLRS munitions.
- 155mm Automated Howitzer Technology Demonstration. This demonstrates an advanced fire control system and automation of several functions. Such technologies as digitized fire control, including GPS, digital communications, and auto gun laying will significantly enhance towed artillery responsiveness. Proposed ACTD residual capabilities include eight advanced fire control systems to be installed and left with howitzers organic to the test unit.
JOINT PRECISION STRIKE DEMONSTRATION (JPSD). This program provides for the integration of high payoff technologies, new technical, architectural and operational concepts, along with existing and emerging systems to demonstrate enhanced precision strike and counterfire capabilities against ground targets at deep and extended ranges. The program will conduct a series of building block demonstrations to identify and address candidate solutions to technical and operational barriers for an adverse weather, day/night, end-to-end sensor-to-shooter precision strike capability.
- Precision/Rapid Counter Multiple Rocket Launcher (MRL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). This ACTD under the JPSD program demonstrates a significantly enhanced capability for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to defeat the 240mm MRL threat. The ACTD will address new concepts and technologies through simulation and live testing and will investigate methods of automating and integrating fire support and intelligence operations in order to respond within the adversary’s decision timelines, control the tempo of operations, and defeat the threat.
- Advanced Sensor Submunition Technology Demonstration. This demonstrates sensors with a sufficiently large footprint to be effective against time critical and moving targets. It provides opportunities for upgrades to SADARM and MLRS submunitions.
- Extended Range Artillery (ERA) Projectile Technology Demonstration. This program demonstrates a 155mm low cost competent munition (LCCM) concept combining base-burn and rocket assist technologies to address conventional artillery needs for increased range. The round will deliver DPICM cargo to extended ranges (40 - 50 km) from all currently fielded 155mm artillery systems.