Armaments

The Armaments Division provides the forum for industry, military, and government personnel to address the issues necessary to ensure a superior armament system capability today and in the future. The division addresses armament operational needs and requirements, approaches and concepts, system integration, weapons, munitions, fire control and other ancillary equipment, and logistic support. Attention is given to total systems and to technology application and state-of-the-art technology advancements.

The Guns, Ammunition, Rockets & Missiles Committee promotes the exchange of program plans, system descriptions, and technical approaches for present and future gun systems greater than Cal 0.50. The term "Gun System" includes guns, feed systems, ammunition and associated fuzes, fire control, and platform integration. The Committee strives to provide the forum for users, program managers, developers, and producers throughout the U.S. and international industrial and government communities.

The Small Arms Committee of the Armaments Division is dedicated to insuring that the U.S. Military Men and Women have the weapons they need for direct use on the battlefield. The Small Arms family of weapons extends from self-defense handguns to offensive, longer-ranged, crew-served systems. Through continuous interchange of information in regularly scheduled conferences and direct assistance to users and suppliers alike, the Committee insures the continued improvement of the weapons themselves along with their associated ammunition and support devices. The Committee's primary concentrations are individual and crew-served weapons, ammunition, ancillary support equipment, training devices, and new technology.