Earmark - New Metal Coat Tech for Greaseless Wpns Anti-Mtrl Sniper Rifle (AMSR)

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Army (21-2040)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

New Metal Coat Tech for Greaseless Wpns Anti-Mtrl Sniper Rifle (AMSR)

1 recipient will receive $3,117,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Anti-Material Sniper Rifle (AMSR): Currently fielded sniper rifles are limited in their ability to defeat lightly armored vehicles and other material targets. AMSR addresses this by providing up to 2 inches of penetration against RHA at the range of 2000m, by using a shaped charge liner for delivery of the payload in the CXM1049 cartridge.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
General Dynamics OTS	$3,117		For-Profit	St Petersburg, FL

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 17, Page 252

Citation Excerpt: New Metal Coat Tech for Greaseless Wpns Anti-Mtrl Sniper Rifle (AMSR) (N: only dev tech ugde indiv & crew-serve wpn to create small gnd footprint & light wpns utilize breech lock dsgn, improv muzzle/break suppress, sight save mount base, multi-function recharge power source & recoil absorb sys)

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007