L-3 Mustang Expertise L.P., Plano, Texas, is awarded a $23,409,000 fixed-price incentive modification to beforehand awarded supply order N00024-19-C-5313 for the procurement of MK 332 Mod 0 Excessive Explosive 4 Bolt Guided (HE-4G) cartridges. The HE-4G is being developed by L3 Mustang’s Superior Low-Price Munitions Ordnance (ALaMO) program. Work is anticipated to be accomplished by January 2023. Fiscal 2021 procurement of ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) funding within the quantity of $23,409,000 might be obligated on the time of award and won’t expire on the finish of the present fiscal yr. The U.S. Naval Sea Programs Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting exercise.
The MK 332 Mod 0 Excessive Explosive 4 Bolt Guided (HE-4G) is a low-cost 57 mm guided good ammunition supposed to be used on the Navy’s Littoral Fight Ship and new Quick Frigate, in addition to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Nationwide Safety and Offshore Patrol Cutters. The ALaMO Program qualifies the 57 mm MK 332 Mod 0 Excessive Explosive, 4-Bolt Guided (HE-4G) Cartridge for the US Navy (U.S. Navy ). Completion of the (Essential Design Report) (CDR) section permits this system to progress to qualification testing, munition certification and transition to manufacturing. L3 Mustang was competing in opposition to BAE Programs and its ORKA 57 mm guided good ammunition.
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ALaMO is designed to assist floor vessels fitted with the BAE Programs Mk110 defend in opposition to uneven threats, reminiscent of swarming small boats and Unmanned Plane Programs. L3 Mustang’s ALaMO program has efficiently demonstrated this functionality in assessments on the U.S. Navy’s Potomac River Check Vary in Dahlgren, Virginia, by hitting a transferring floor goal at considerably longer ranges than attainable with unguided projectiles. This improved accuracy permits for a major discount in price and provides depth to the ship’s journal by requiring fewer rounds per goal.
