Defense Acquisition Board gives SADARM program the go-ahead for production.AZUSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1995--After meeting Thursday, the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) gave its official go- ahead for the U.S. Army Sense and Destroy Armor Project Sense and Destroy ARMor, or SADARM, is a US 'smart' submunition capable of searching for, and destroying tanks within a given target area. History The project's roots can be traced back to the early 1960s. (SADARM SADARM Search And Destroy Armor SADARM Search and Destroy Armor Munition SADARM Selected Armor Defeating Artillery Munitions SADARM Sense & Destroy Armament/Armor ) program to begin low-rate production (LRP LRP Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein LRP Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein LRP Loan Repayment Program LRP Linux Router Project LRP Livestock Risk Protection LRP Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Lrp Leucine-responsive Regulatory Protein ). The DAB, which reviews DoD programs to ensure they are ready to transition from one program phase to the next, found no issues with the proposed SADARM Production Program. Under the proposed production plan, the U.S. Army will award prime contractor Aerojet and its partner Alliant Techsystems a contract for the first LRP in FY 1995. The U.S. Army expects to build more than 70,000 SADARM projectiles over the life of the program. Production will take place at Aerojet's Azusa facility and Alliant Techsystems' Hopkins, Minn., facility. ``We're excited with the DAB's decision and the opportunity to be the world's first smart submunition Any munition that, to perform its task, separates from a parent munition. for an artillery projectile,'' said Ron Abbott, Aerojet's vice president, SADARM integrated product sector. ``This was a real team effort between the Army and industry and we are all proud to provide a next generation of precision munition technology to our soldiers.'' The DAB is chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and co-chaired by the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The position of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was created by the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. The Vice Chairman is a four-star general or admiral and by law the second highest ranking member of the U.S. Armed Forces (after the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). . The Army System Acquisition Review Council (ASARC ASARC Air Suspension Automatic Ride Control ASARC American Society of Anesthesiologists Resident Component ASARC Army Systems Acquisition Review Council/Committee ASARC Applied Snow & Avalanche Research Centre (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) ) recommended that the program proceed to the DAB after its Jan. 13 review. The ASARC is composed of top Army managers and reviews and recommends appropriate actions on major Army programs prior to the DAB. Aerojet, a leader in propulsion, ordnance and electronics, is a segment of GenCorp, a technology-based company with strong positions in aerospace, automotive and related polymer products. CONTACT: Aerojet Michelle A. Simms, 818/812-1108 (office) 818/332-1750 (home) |
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