Lightweight Small Arms Technologies

1 Lightweight Small arms Technologies (LSAT)L S AT NDI A Sm all A rm sMay 2008Ms. Kori SpiegelUS Army ARDEC(973) Small arms TechnologiesNational Defense Industrial AssociationJoint Services Small arms SystemsAnnual SymposiumMay 2008Mr. Paul ShipleyAAI Corporation(410) Small arms Technologies (LSAT)L S AT NDI A Sm all A rm sMay 2008 Lightweight Small arms TechnologiesTop 5 Soldier Weight ContributorsFor Automatic Squad Automatic Weapon w/200 rds Ammunition (400 rounds) Armor & Small arms Technologies (LSAT)L S AT NDI A Sm all A rm sMay 2008 Lightweight Small arms TechnologiesGoalsGoals: 35% weapon weight reductio n 40% ammunition weight reductio n Reduced training & maintenance Maintain cost of current systemsApproach: Clean Slate design Reduced weight as the priority In depth trade studies Extensive modeling & simulation4 Lightweight Small arms Technologies (LSAT)L S AT NDI A Sm all A rm sMay 2008 Lightweight Small arms Technologies Program ApproachLight Machine TelescopedAmmunition Achieve 50% overall weight reduction Pursue parallel Cased Telescoped and Caseless Ammunition design approaches High commonality of design and function, some action component differences Focus is development of Technologies - not specific weapon system Demo via Light Machine Gun with ammunition Spiral development approachCasedCaseless5 Lightweight Small arms Technologies (LSAT)L S AT NDI A Sm all

• Lightweight materials & structural configuration • Thermal management for weight reduction ... tracer bullets provide lethality equivalent to M249 Both cased telescoped and caseless configurations ... Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT)

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