ARMY WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT

Army, Oct 2007

In addition to the NAS upgrade efforts, the Army AN/FPN-67 Fixed-Base Precision Approach Radar (FBPAR) System will provide capabilities for air traffic separation, final approach course monitoring, precision and nonprecision approach guidance, and instrument meteorological conditions recovery operations for aircraft operating in Army-controlled airspace and /or at Army terminal airfields.

The FBPAR will replace the AN/FPN-40 fixed-base radar being used by fixed-base ATC facilities worldwide. This radar is a modification of the precision approach radar portion of the tactical radar system, ATNAVICS (AN/TPN-31). Once installed, FBPAR will become a permanent component of nontactical Army airfields throughout the world.

For the past several years, U.S. Army, PM ATC has made significant contributions toward the modernization of Army air traffic control systems and air traffic control equipment. Nevertheless, there continues to be a significant amount of aging air traffic services and ATC equipment in the inventory.

MISSILES AND SPACE PROGRAMS

PEO Missiles and Space was created through the January 2005 merger of PEO Air, Space and Missile Defense with PEO Tactical Missiles.

Within PEO Missiles and Space, the Joint Attack Munitions Systems (JAMS) project office was established in June 2005 with the merger of two project offices: Aviation Rockets and Missiles and Joint Common Missile. JAMS manages all aviation rockets and missiles within the U.S. Army.

Aircraft Rockets

The 2.75-inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 Rocket Family encompasses variants of the free-flight rocket that has become the standard ground-attack rocket. The design includes multiple warheads that can be used on the rocket motor.

Rockets equipped with various fuzes and warhead options include: M261 tactical; M267 practice; M151 (10 pound) antipersonnel or canopy/soft bunker; M229 antipersonnel (17 pound); M274 smoke signature; M257 illumination; M264 smoke; M255A1 fléchette; and M278 infrared illuminating.

The Hydra 70 was used extensively in the Korean War, Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. It is also being used in current combat operations. It is a conventional ammunition item used by all U.S. services and many foreign countries. Both the 70 mm rockets and the Hellfire missiles are the primary armament for the U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache, OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and the U.S. Marine Corps' AHIW Super Cobra helicopters.

The AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Family includes the Hellfire II and Longbow Hellfire missiles. Hellfire II is a precisionstrike, semi-active laser (SAL)-guided missile, and is the principal air-to-ground weapon for the Army AH-64 Apache, the U.S. Marine Corps AH-IW Super Cobra and the U.S. Air Force Predator unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

The SAL Hellfire II guides on laser energy reflected off the target. It has three warhead variants: a dual warhead, shapedcharge high explosive antitank (HEAT) for armored threats (AGM-114K); a blast-fragmentation warhead (BFWH) for urban, patrol boat and other "soft" targets (AGM114M); and a metal augmented charge (MAC) warhead (AGM-114N) for urban structures, bunkers, radar and communications installations, and bridges.