US Army: Panzerabwehrlenkwaffe Close Combat Missile System – Heavy (TOW-Nachfolger)

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US Army: Panzerabwehrlenkwaffe Close Combat Missile System – Heavy (TOW-Nachfolger)

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Request for Information: Close Combat Missile System – Heavy
I) Description

The Program Executive Office (PEO) Missiles and Space (M&S) and the Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Management Office (PMO) on behalf of the Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate (MCDID), is seeking information from industry for the planning, development, and eventual production of the Close Combat Missile System-Heavy (CCMS-H). The government is seeking the submission of technical information papers from industry focusing on current production, production representative, or prototype systems in an All-Up Round configuration, satisfying a vendor determined number of CCMS-H characteristics. This solution must be suitable for integration on currently fielded Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wireless Guided (TOW) ground systems. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.2, we issue this notice as a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI).

The CCMS-H will be used in shaping operations and the close combat fight. The munition should be maneuverable to engage and defeat Tier 1 armored threats and field fortifications in the open or in defilade. Munition attributes include dual command guidance, such as Fire and Forget (F&F), Command-Line of Sight (CLOS), or Semi-Active Laser (SAL) homing, "shoot on the move," reduced time of flight, Counter Active Protection Systems (CAPS), maneuverability, maximized range, and an abort or divert before impact capability. Additionally, the CCMS-H should operate below 3000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) during degraded, denied, and/or Electronic Warfare (EW) contested environments. CCMS-H should incorporate the ability to network during Cooperative Engagements (CE). The CCMS-H guidance system should incorporate reprogrammable target prioritization into the munition while aiding target detection and identification. The munition system should enable semi-simultaneous engagements of multiple threats from single or multiple platforms by a single leader while ensuring distribution of fires and managing over-kill. CCMS-H capability should provide organic close combat anti-armor capability to Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). CCMS-H will initially augment existing stockpiles of the TOW Family of Missiles (FoM), while maintaining compatibility with platforms/launchers. This weapon system does not have formal requirements, but the Army Requirements Oversight Council approved list of desired characteristics serves as the starting point for defining the CCMS-H capability and will guide assessments of production, production representative, or prototype systems and any future potential prototyping efforts. These characteristics can also be used as trade-space if the government or vendor determines it is not feasible to satisfy all characteristics with one model or prototype solution. These desired characteristics outline the capabilities of production, production representative, or prototype systems that can be tested in a relevant environment and utilize TOW form factor in order to facilitate continued utilization of the 4,000+ fielded TOW missile launchers.

II) CCMS-H Desired Characteristics

The TAGM PMO will use the submitted White Papers to assess the ability of industry to develop a munition with the following desired characteristics. Characteristics 1- 4 are not tradeable while characteristics 5 -16 can be traded in support of characteristics 1- 4.

DC# Desired Characteristics

1 (U) System Survivability

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should remain fully capable and operable in CBR contaminated environments as a designated CBRN mission critical system; withstand various electromagnetic pulse; operate in a degraded or denied GPS and EW contested environments; provide cybersecurity protection, mitigation, and recovery; and both manually and autonomously moderate electromagnetic emissions. If CCMS-H will rely on GPS/APNT data, one of the following conditions should be met: 1) The system should utilize existing platform GPS/APNT capabilities; or 2) CCMS-H should be capable of receiving M-code and should apply the latest APNT standards at the time of fielding.

2 (U) Sustainment

Threshold: (U) The CCMS-H prototype munition should have the reliability to achieve a successful shot to include conditioning checks, launch, flight, and warhead event to evaluate the desired characteristics (DC3 - DC16). Reliability of production CCMS-H should meet or exceed currently fielded TOW weapon system successful flight requirements after 10 yr. storage. CCMS-H production systems should meet all standards for transportation, storage, and handling requirements of the current TOW FoM. [.91 reliability at 80% confidence – Specified for RFI use only]

3 (U) Lethality - (Armor)

Threshold: (U) The CCMS-H should defeat current and future Tier-1 armored threats equipped with soft and hard-kill active protection systems from all aspects while adversary is stationary, moving, and in defilade (top attack).

4 (U) Form Factor

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should launch from existing TOW Missile Launchers, stow in existing TOW missile racks, and should not exceed the weight of the latest version of the TOW missile.

5 (U) Cooperative Engagements (CE)

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should participate in CE using current and future networks. The CCMS-H capability should attack a target identified by an off-platform sensor (other platforms, Soldier-borne, UAS, etc.).

6 (U) Guidance/Fire Control

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should allow multiple guidance modes (command line of sight; fire and forget [lock-on before/after launch]) while providing two-way communication between the munition and the fire control system.

7 (U) Range

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should maintain a minimal range of 65 meters, direct fire range of 4500 meters, and a cooperative engagement enabled range of equal to or greater than 8000 meters while maintaining a parabolic arc below 3000 feet above ground level (AGL). The munition should maintain sufficient endurance to abort, divert, and adjust munition flight.

8 (U) Engagement Time

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should reduce engagement time to 4,000 meters as compared to current capabilities.

9 (U) Lethality -(Field Fortifications)

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should defeat NATO standard earth and timber bunkers.

10 (U) Lethality (Urban Structures)

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should create an entry hole in a NATO standard double-reinforced concrete (DRC) wall. Ideally, a single munition should create a hole sufficient for a Soldier equipped with organizational clothing and individual equipment to fit through it. [30 in. wide by 50 in. high – specified for RFI use only]

11 (U) Protection (Launch Signature)

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should minimize audible and visual signatures to prevent detection.

12 (U) Shoot on the Move

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should be able to shoot on the move for those combat platforms with stabilized launchers.

13 (U) Aided Target Detection

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should provide aided target detection to enhance mission decision-making while the munition is in flight.

14 (U) Volley Fire

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should support volley fire engagements coordinated by a single leader.

15 (U) Programmable Target Prioritization

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should accept a Pre-Launch Target Engagement List provided by the fire control system.

16 (U) Overlapping Engagements

Threshold: (U) CCMS-H should provide the ability to engage near-simultaneous single/multiple targets without interference to other missiles.
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