OFFICE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR MINES,

COUNTERMINE AND DEMOLITIONS

Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry

29 May 2002

Oldest Project Management Office in the US ArmyOldest Project Management Office in the US ArmyEstablished 1961Established 1961

LTC Arthur J. Aragon Jr.Assistant Project Manager for Mines Countermine and Demolitions

973-724-7933Ajaragon@pica.army.mil

ARDEC

NVL

CECOM

ARL

TSM ECS

DCD MANCEN

USSOCOM

USMC

Project Manager

COL Bud Irish

DeputyProject

ManagerChuck Digney

Mines Division

Doreen Chaplin

Countermine Division

Larry Nee

Demolitions/Non Lethal Division

Jim Tower

Program Management

DivisionGeorge Firrincili

ORGANIZATION

Office of the Project ManagerMines, Countermine and Demolitions

Wide Area Munitions (WAM)/RaptorFASCAM Mines

Next Generation of Scatterable Mines Mine/Minefield Detect, Clear, Breach

Non-Lethal CapabilitiesAPL Alternatives

Demolition SystemsSOFSystems

FY02RDT&E $111.2MWTCV -OPA $19.0MAMMO $31.2M

TOTAL $161.4M

MISSIONResponsible for the Intensive Management of Programs From Development Through Initial

Production, Fielding and Product Improvement

Customers:

MP’s JNLWDEngineer

Special ForcesArtillery

Infantry Aviation

Product Lines 27 PROGRAMS

2 ACAT II

APL-A CONGRESSIONAL/PRESIDENTI

AL INTEREST

WAM OSD TEST OVERSIGHT

48 CONTRACTS

New Business Opportunities

• Munition Programs

• Anti-Personnel Landmine Alternatives - Track 3• Alternatives to AP Mines in Mixed Systems • Entire AP/AT Mixed Systems - Materiel and/or Non-Materiel• Additional Alternatives to Non-Self Destructing APLs• Continuous Broad Agency Announcement for Concepts

• RAPTOR - Request for Proposal – 31 May 2002• System of Systems

• Sensors• Gateways• Munitions• Control Station/Command and Communications

• Demolition Programs

• Modernized Demolitions Initiators (MDI) - FY03 Production of :

• XM19/XM21/XM23 - Cap, Blasting: dual, in-line initiator, non-electric, 200/500/1000 ft (respectively) minitube

• XM20/XM22 - Inert XM19/XM22, respectively

• New starts - FY03

• Advanced Linear Shape Charges

• Cratering Charge

• Remote Shock Tube Initiator

• Infantryman’s Wall Breaching Kit

New Business Opportunities(Cont.)

New Business Opportunities(Cont.)

• Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) - On-going• Army’s Non-Lethal (NL) Capability Sets • Joint NLW Program Joint Mission Need Statement - 3QFY02

• Identifies 8 functional areas for NLW Development• Concept Exploration Programs being pursued for FY00-04

• Countermine Programs - FY03

• Airborne Standoff Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) Block 1

• Surface and recently buried minefields and obstacles• Ground Standoff Mine Detection System (GSTAMIDS) Block 1

• Confirmation sensor with GPR/Magnetic/IR sensors• Mine neutralizer

Technologies of Interest

Communications, Command and ControlIR SensingAcoustic SensingSeismic SensingMagnetic SensingExplosively Formed PenetratorsShape ChargeGround Penetrating Radars Blast EffectsAutomatic Target RecognitionRoboticsQuadrupole Resonance

Interim Vehicle MountedMine Detector

Modular CrowdControl Munition

Non-Lethal Capability Set

Portable VehicleArresting Barrier

Non-Self Destruct Alternative

(APL-A Track 1)Wide Area Munition

(Hornet)

VOLCANO

Intelligent Combat Outpost(Raptor)

Selectable LightweightAttack Munition

PROJECT MANAGERfor

Mines , Countermine & Demolitions

Anti-PersonnelLandmine

Alternatives (APL-A)

Non-LethalWeapons

Ground StandoffMinefield Detection System

FightingPosition Excavator

Hand-held StandoffMine Detection System Sympathetic

Detonator

Rattler(APL-A Track 3)

Proc (12) 1.059bRDT&E (15) 1.252bTotal 2.311b FY02 - FY09

Point of Contact

Mr. Kevin T. WongManager, International and Advanced Programs973-724-6118Kwong@pica.army.mil

http://mcdweb.pica.army.mil/