Product Manager

Small Arms
Systems

Future Light Support

Weapon Program

Presentation to
XIVth European Small Arms & Cannon Symposium
August 22, 2000

Per G. Arvidsson
Product Manager Small Arms Systems
Swedish Armed Forces Materiel Command
Tel: +46-8-782 4181, Fax: +46-8-782 4298
E-mail: pearv@fmv.se
Web-site: www.fmv.se

Frsvarets Materielverk (FMV)

FMV is the technical and
procuring agency for the
armed forces.
We date back to 1630 !
FMV receives assignments
from the armed forces for the
development, procurement,
upkeep and subsequent de-mil
of all defense materiel.

Some of our current small arms

5.56 mm FNC

7.62 mm PSG 90

12.7 mm Barrett

12,7 mm HMG
M2HB QCB

5.56 mm Minimi
40 mm AGL Mk 19

9 mm Glock 17

40 mm GL M203

AGLs are in service today !

Sweden was the first country in

Europe to adopt a 40 mm AGL
system.
AGLs are in service in the navy
amphibious battalions.
One AGL is issued to each ranger
platoon.
AGLs are also used in SFOR and
KFOR mounted on the SISU Pasi
6x6 armored vehicle.

The AGL system consists of:

3. Reflex sight
1. Weapon

4. Bracket for PA 120

ammunition box

5. LW tripod
(not shown)
2. Soft mount

Weight loaded: 73 kg (85 kg with tripod).

Price without ammunition: $ 23.500.

Ammunition types

HEDP

TP
Flash n Bang

Inert

40 mm HEDP round
SD Spring
SD Firing Pin
Detent Balls
PD Firing Pin
Arming Lock
Assembly
Setback Pin
Assembly
Fluted Liner

Ogive
SD Setback and Centrifugal
Lock Assembly
Anti-Creep Spring
Centrifugal Lock
Centrifugal Lock Spring
Detonator M55
Rotor
Primary Charge CH-6
Driving Band

Main Charge
Comp A-5
Pre-Fragmentated Shell Body
High Pressure
Chamber
Closure Cup

Low Pressure Chamber

Cartridge case
Propellant Charge

Primer

Length
Weight of round
Weight of grenade
Muzzle velocity
Explosive (weight and type)

No. of fragments
Penetration (RHA)
Type of fuze (Point initiated,
base detonating)
No arm/all arm distance
Fuze sensitivity
No arm (acceleration/rotation)
All arm (acceleration/rotation)
Safeties
Arming lock
Type of self destruct mechanism
Time to self destruct
Safeties for self destruct
mechanism
Propelling charge
Maximum pressure
Dispersion s (10 rounds at
300 m)
Interval of function
Interval of storage
Packaging
UN classification
Manufacturer

112 mm
350 g
250 g
242 m/s
Main charge: 33 g Comp A-5
Primary charge: 0.3 g CH-6
approx. 800
min 50 mm, max 110 mm
SF805 (=mod M550)

18-40 m
16 mm fibre plate
15,000g/2,000rpm
22,500g/6,000rpm
Setback pin and centrifugal
lock.
Yes
Mechanical
After impact (< 90 rps, 20-26 s)
Setback pin and centrifugal
lock.
4.7 g double base
225/60 MPa
< 0.3 x 0.3 m
-40C - +52C
-54C - +74C
32 rounds in PA 120 box
0006/1.1E
Chartered Ammunition
Industries, Singapore

There is no hiding from

programmable ammo !
KE ammo can only
suppress personnel
in defilade !

Programmable
ammo kills !

Air burst is only one of

the modes

Air Burst

Point
Detonating

Point
Detonating
Delay

Firing sequence
Point of burst
1-3m

Aim, lase !

325m
Computed aiming
point, fuze set to 1.5 s

325m
New aiming point,
FIRE!

Why Programmable Ammo ?

Time to Kill.
Weight and Volume.
Total Cost.
Snow.

100kg

Effective in winter time !

Two meters of snow will
stop small arms bullets and
fragments and cause a lot
of duds !
Programmable ammunition
is the answer !

Savings with Progr. Ammo

w/o FCS
PD Ammo
FCS
PD Ammo
FCS
Prog. Ammo

100
90

Targets Engaged (%)

80

Ranges are short !

Urban
(18 m)

Jungle
(75 m)
Legend
Desert:Arab Israeli War
Rural: WW II, Korea
Jungle: WW II, Vietnam
Urban: Street & Bldg Survey

Rural
(155 m)

70
60

Statistics from JSSAP, USA

50

Desert
(204 m)

40
30
20
10
0

100

200

Hard to detect enemy

soldiers.
Terrain obscures
vision.
Mechanized enemy.
300

Range (m)

400

500

600

A typical exercise...

Stationary, well defined targets.

The real thing...

A large lethal radius is essential

when you can not see the target !

How far into the tree-line is he ?

Laser
ranging

?
?
?

A large lethal radius is essential !

NATO Protected Man

1.6 mm Ti-alloy
20 layers Kevlar
Firing Direction

Body Armor

1.0 mm Al
1.5 mm Steel
25 mm PS
Plate

Pk

0.092

0.224

0.349

0.425

0.488

0.549

0.590

NATO Unprotected Man

What do we have today ?

Squad
40 mm Colt M203

Platoon
40 mm Saco Mk19 Mod3

Hand Held Launcher

Single shot 40 mm launcher

with LRF or FCS (standard or

programmable ammo).
Multiple shot 40 mm
launcher with FCS
(programmable ammo).
New multiple shot launcher
in a new caliber with FCS
(programmable ammo).

Automatic Grenade Launcher

Mk 19 with LRF or FCS

(standard ammo).
Upgraded Mk 19 with FCS
(programmable ammo).
New AGL in caliber 40 mm with
FCS (programmable ammo).
New AGL in a new caliber with
FCS (programmable ammo).

We want a SYSTEM !
Fire
Control
System

Weapon

Programmable
Ammunition

Light Weight
Tripod

Soft Mount

Accessories
Night sight attachment.
Universal tool (if needed for dismantling).
Cleaning kit.
Transportation box.
Vehicle mount. A remotely controlled

mount shall be available.

Vehicle Mount

Today

Tomorrow

AGLs are mounted on vehicles 80% of the time ,

and on tripods 20%.

Caliber
Short term: 40 mm x 53

according to STANAG 4403.

Long term: Maybe a new

caliber... 25 mm ?

Weight
It shall be possible to divide the system into light

sub-groups (<25kg).
The time to reassembly the system shall be less
than three minutes.

25 kg

1.1E

UN No. 0006

PA120=20kg

AGL Competitors
Nammo/Saco Defense/Computer Device

Canada (Sweden/USA/Canada)
Oerlikon Contraves Pyrotec/Chartered

Ammunition Industries
(Switzerland/Singapore)

Nammo/Saco/CDC
Nammo/Bofors makes the 40 mm L/70 and 57 mm

L/70 3P rounds. Both are in service in Sweden.

Saco has developed the Striker, and made more
than 25,000 Mk19s.
CDC has made FCSs for Bradley and Abrams.

Nammo PPHE-T/SD
Programmed in the chamber

through galvanic contacts.

Power is supplied through a
battery.
Mechanical S&A.
Mechanical PD.
If not programmed, it will
function in PD-mode with SD.

Nammo PPHE-T/SD

OCP/CAI
OCP makes the 35 mm AHEAD round, and has

just developed a 30 mm version.

CAI makes the S413 HEDP-SD round, adopted in
Sweden and Singapore.

OCP/CAI ABM
Programmed at the muzzle

through induction.
Power is supplied through a setback generator (no battery).
Mechanical S&A.
Electronic PD-switch can be
turned on and of.
If not programmed, it will
function in PD-mode with SD.

OCP/CAI ABM

Weight

Future Light Support

Weapon Program

Product Manager

Small Arms
Systems

Summary
Programmable ammunition is the future !
We will buy an AGL system from one

manufacturer.
Two competitors:
Nammo/Saco/CDC: Striker.
OPC/CAI: Upgraded Mk19.
Deliveries will start in 2003.
Studies for a hand held launchers will be
placed with industries this fall.