25 mm APEX Qualification test

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APEX – Armor Piercing with Explosive The Dual Purpose Round for the F-35

Presentation for the NDIA Joint Armaments Forum 2014

Eva Friis Vegard Sande

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NAMMO Overview - A Technology Driven Aerospace & Defense Group

• Corporate HQ in Norway – Presence in 9 countries

– 2200 employees

– Approximately $620 million revenue (2013)

– 85% defense / 15% civil

• Nammo Inc HQ in Virginia – Nammo Talley (SSA)

– Nammo Pocal

– Nammo Tactical Ammunition

– Nammo Demilitarization

– Nammo Composite Solutions

~ 1/3 USA & Americas

~ 1/3 Europe & ROW

~1/3 Nordic



Core Business & Technologies

• Ammunition – Specialty producer of small, medium and large

caliber ammunition

• Shoulder-Launched Munitions – Advanced multi-purpose SLMs for current and

emerging warfighter missions

• Missile Products – Highly engineered rocket motors, warheads,

composite/metallic cases and actuation systems

• Demilitarization – World leader in safe and environmentally responsible

recycling of ammunition and energetic materials

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Tornado

F18

F16

F15

Harrier

AMX

Agusta A129

F16 F18

Nammo ammunition used on these aircraft

The A/C Ammunition Background

• An MP license and data package was acquired by the US DoD in 1981

• Technology activity with USN on A/C ammunition during the last 20 years

• Nammo has a strategic alliance agreement with GD-OTS within the Medium Caliber Ammunition (MCA) segment


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25 mm APEX Program Background

• Development and ground qualification funded by NDLO

• The 25 mm APEX is developed to meet RNAF performance requirements and the GD-OTS CIDS

• F-35A SDD (Block III) integration funded 50/50 by the Australian and Norwegian MoD

– Officially approved by F-35 Lightning II JPO PEO 31 July 2013

• USN NAVAIR FCT contract awarded in 2013

• US designation of the 25 mm APEX is PGU-47/U



25 mm APEX: Multi Role Dual Purpose Round

• APEX capabilities:

– Safe arming distance and safe separation distance

– Detonation inside target: blast, fragmentation, incendiary effects

– Penetration capability

– Graze impact function (82.5 NATO in sand)

– Suppressive effects

– Low drag



25 mm PGU-47/U APEX Projectile Design



25 mm PGU-47/U APEX Basic Data

• Muzzle velocity at +21C: 970 m/s (3182 ft/s)

• Projectile mass: 223 g

• Cartridge mass: 535 g

• Tracer burn time: 3 s

• Ammunition dispersion: < 0.5 mills (single barrel)

• Fuze (FMU-171/U) function:

– Dual safety

– Min. arming distance: 10 m

– Detonation delay: 0.4 ms (at 2 mm DurAl plate)

– Sensitivity: 2 mm DurAl plate in 45 NATO @ 2750 m (9000 ft) from A/C with 283 m/s (550 KTS) aircraft speed



APEX: Multi Role Dual Purpose Round

LOF

LOF

LOF 2 mm DURAL Target plate 0º NATO

20 mm Armour Steel Target plate 45º NATO

50 mm Armour Steel Target plate 0º NATO



0,08 in, 2 mm Al Multi-Array Target Plate @ 0 deg. NATO

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Flash X-ray Pictures of the Fragmentation



Armored Targets

Tungsten Carbide penetrator

Tungsten Carbide Fragments and blast



0,8in, 20mm RHA Target Plate @ 45 deg. NATO



20 cm, 8 in Double Reinforced Concrete Target



Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Tail



Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Tail Pictures

Entrance side Exit side



Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Tail Pictures


Fragments in the aircraft body


Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Tail - Pictures

Fragments in the wing

Presentation for the NDIA Joint Armaments Forum 2014 Fragments in the left air intake tunnel


Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Cockpit

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Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Cockpit



Firing PGU-47/U (APEX) at a F-5 Fuel Tank



Grace Impact Angle in Sand: 7.5


LOF


Status Ground Qualification

• Ongoing ground qualification tests

– More than 600 rounds fired after environment testing, more than 99,5% function reliability



25mm PGU-47/U APEX A/C Integration

F-35A:

• JPO management, 50/50 funded by Australia and Norway

• The USAF at Eglin AFB will facilitate APEX A/C Integration

– NNMSB Safety review -> Certification for UASF Aircraft (F-35 A) and pilots

– LFT&E program

– Integration flights 2015 – 2016 timeframe

F-35B/C:

• USN (FCT) will perform delta qualification of the APEX

– Supporting FISTRP and WSESRB Safety Board reviews

– Final type qualification end 2014

– F-35B/C FoT&E -> Certification 2017

• APEX is the only war shot planned certified for all three F-35 versions



2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2005~

R&D and ground qualification(GQ)

25mm APEX Schedule

F-35A Initial Operational Capability ◆

Integration flights

Live fire test & evaluation(LFT&E)

USN FCT testing and qualification

F-35B/C FOT&E Certification ◆

F-35B/C Final Type Qualification◆



25 mm TP-RRR – Cost Effective Training Round

Target Area Characteristics

In air-to-ground training there is always a risk that ricochets from ground can hit your own aircraft

TP-RRR: • Reduced Ricochet Risk • Reduced Danger Zone


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