Earmark - Combustion Light Gas Gun

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy (17-1319)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Combustion Light Gas Gun

4 recipients will receive $4,051,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: This effort developed the technologies for a hyper-velocity weapon based on high-energy electric plasma ignition heating of injected light gas. Designed a 155mm CLGG system capable of demonstrating full scale, single shot performance. Demonstrated operational characteristics using cryogenic propellants.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
U.S. ARMY YUMA PROVING GROUND	$0		Federal	YUMA, AZ
CARDEROCK DIVISION NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER	$0		Federal	WEST BETHESDA, MD
UTRON INC	$4,051		For-Profit	MANASSAS, VA
NOESIS INC - USE SCC: NBSC	$0		For-Profit	MANASSAS, VA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 4, Page 284

Citation Excerpt: Combustion Light Gas Gun

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007