USMC Vehicle Hardening Information Brief

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USMC Vehicle HardeningInformation Brief

• Marine Corps Systems Command

4 May 2005
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Purpose

• Provide information on status of USMC vehicle
  hardening efforts in support of the Global War on
  Terrorism

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Topics

• What is the Threat?
• USMC Vehicle Hardening Strategy
• Armor Generations
• Current Efforts
• Other Issues

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What is the Threat?

Vetted through Marine Corps Intelligence
Activity and I MEF

• Note
• IEDs tested using Fragmentation Simulating
  Projectiles (FSPs) live shells
• (152mm OF540 arty round Soviet round, 13lbs
  TNT)
• 74 of arty shell fragments are equal or smaller
  in size than the .50 cal FSP
• 94 of arty shell fragments are equal or smaller
  in size than the 20mm FSP

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USMC Vehicle Hardening Strategy

• USMC FP policy (I MEF) - Marines conduct all
  off-base movements in armored tactical vehicles.
  Unarmored vehicles are used only within
  compounds.
• Install interim level of armor protection on all
  tactical wheeled vehicles in CENTCOM AOR prior to
  entering Iraq (completed March 2004).
• Implement a phased approach to upgrade the level
  of armored protection of wheeled vehicles in
  order to mitigate IED threat.
• Begin efforts to identify long term vehicle
  hardening solution.
• Funding assistance is required to achieve optimum
  levels of armor protection.

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USMC Vehicle ArmoringISO OIF/OEF/HOA

• Have provisioned level 2 armor protection for
  100 of the requirement deployed ISO OIF/OEF/HOA

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USMC Vehicle Hardening Status

• 1st generation COTS Dec 03 - Mar 04 (OIF/OEF
  focus)
• Armor components sufficient for all 3,049 I MEF
  vehicles were provided via a combination of
  Foster Miller appliqué panels, Simula doors, OGE
  HArDKits, MCLC 3/16 L shaped doors, and
  ballistic blankets before re-entering Iraq
• 2nd generation Zonal Mar 04 - Sep 04
  (OIF/OEF/HOA focus)
• Upgraded 4148 vehicles to MCLC 3/8 L shaped
  doors, flanks, underbody, tailgates, rear cab
  plates, ballistic glass, and gunner shields
  MNC-I distribution of 200 AoA kits and 400
  M1114/1116
• 3rd generation - Integrated kits Nov 04 -
  ongoing as required
• HMMWV Marine Armor Kit (MAK) MROC interim reqt
  3100 kits currently funded for 2750 kits
• MTVR Armor System (MAS) MROC interim reqt 1018
  kits 920 under contract
• M1114 Up-armored HMMWV 498 M1114s on contract to
  replace M1043s Jun Sep 05 delivery

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1st Generation Efforts
Flank Armor
L-shaped Door
Foster-Miller Door Panels
Simula Door
OHE HArDKit
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2d Generation Efforts
M1114 UAH
HMMWV Underbody
Gunners Shield
MTVR Wheel well
M1116 UAH
Tailgates
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3d Generation Requirements

• Move from zonal to integrated protection
• MROC DM 50-2004 (22Jul04) 3 MEBs/7MEUs
• 5,550 HMMWVs
• 1,850 MTVRs
• MROC DM 72-2004 (06Oct04) OIF/OEF/HOA
• 3,100 HMMWVs
• 1,018 MTVRs
• 498 M1114 Up-Armored HMMWVs
• Begin research into long term solution new
  vehicles?

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HMMWV Marine Armor Kit (MAK)

• Integrated armor kit for HMMWVA2 compatible with
  base model
• Based on U.S. Army Research Lab Add-On Armor
  (AoA) kit represents lessons learned from
  operations testing
• Protects against most prevalent threats small
  arms, IEDs, 4lb mine blast
• Compatible with existing LOGCOM zonal armor
  (doors, tailgates, underbody, flanks, ballistic
  glass)
• Bolt-on/removable modular
• Applied by Marines of any MOS

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HMMWV Marine Armor Kit
Heavy duty Air Conditioning (134 to 89 degrees in
20 minutes)
Each door has 1.94 AP protective ballistic
glass
Isolator mounts to allow flexibility of the HMMWV
aluminum frame
Protects against most prevalent threats small
arms, IEDs, 4lb mine blast (front wheel).
3/8 inch overlay steel is removable /
interchangeable
Upgraded Spring Shocks
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MAK Production Fielding

• MROC interim requirement 3,100 vehicles
• Funded for 2,750 vehicles remaining funding
  requested
• Production LOGCOM, Maint Center, Albany GA
  Nov 04-Jul 05
• Installation concept
• Limited CONUS install Dec 04 26 MEU completed
• Begin OCONUS (TQ) install Mar 05
• Advance party (USMC personnel) deployed Jan 05
• Contracted for facility construction civilian
  labor force
• Max rate 200/month
• Begin OCONUS (OEF) install late summer
  coordinating w/ US Army
• Begin CONUS (MCLB Albany) install Mar 05
• AM General new production
• Approximately 150/month

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MAK Production Rate

• Maintenance Center Albany Production Schedule
• Dec 04 150 kits for 26 MEU at CLNC
• Jan 05 300 kits for OIF
• Feb 05 400 kits for OIF
• Mar 05 500 kits for OIF
• Apr 05 500 kits for OIF
• May 05 500 kits for OIF
• Jun 05 500 kits for OIF
• Jul 05 250 kits for OIF
• Issues
• OCONUS shipments require 60 days for surface
  delivery

3100 MAKs
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MAK Install Status
Status as of 25 April 2005
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MTVR Armor System (MAS)

• Integrated armor kit for MTVR (7-ton truck)
• Executed as Engineering Change Proposal with OEM
• Permanent modification designed for life of
  truck (21 years)
• Capable of withstanding small arms, IEDs mine
  blast
• Metal/composite panel armor
• Separate cab and troop
• compartment kits

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MTVR Armor System

• Clamp locked to bed for quick removal reverts to
  5T cargo capacity (off-road)

• Integrated cab armor system (doors, windshield,
  roof, cab, firewall, wheel wells)

• V pan shield, armored floor with crush zone for
  mine blast protection (tested to 12 lbs HE)

• Upgraded front suspension

• V pan shield mine blast protection (tested to 12
  lbs HE)

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MAS Production Fielding

• MROC interim requirement 1,018 vehicles
• On contract for 920 kits remaining funding
  requested
• Production Oshkosh Truck Company, Oshkosh, WI
• Start - Apr 05
• End - Feb 06
• Installation concept
• Begin OCONUS (TQ) install May 05
• Facility contracted for in conjunction with MAK
  install
• Civilian labor force separate contract award to
  OTC
• Begin limited CONUS install Jul 05

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MAS Production Rate

• Oshkosh Truck Company Delivery Schedule
• Apr 05 72 kits for OIF
• May 05 88 kits for OIF
• Jun 05 84 kits for OIF
• Jul 05 88 kits for OIF
• Aug 05 110 kits for OIF
• Sep 05 88 kits for OIF
• Oct 05 110 kits for OIF
• Nov 05 88 kits for OIF
• Dec 05 88 kits for OIF
• Jan 06 104 kits for OIF
• Feb 06 98 kits for OIF

1018 MAS kits
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M1114 Up-Armored HMMWV

• Armaments carrier variant
• AM General ECV Chassis
• OGE Armor package
• Increased armor protection
• Mine blast
• IED
• Ballistic
• Over 400 M1114/M1116s provided by MNC-I
• USMC on contract for 498 M1114s to replace M1043s
  in theater

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M1114 Production

• Delivery Schedule
• Jun 05 100
• Jul 05 274
• Aug 05 80
• Sep 05 44
• Issues
• Ship time to Kuwait 60 days
• Deprocessing time 15-30 days

498 M1114s
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Other Issues

• Spares
• Transportability
• Training
• Vehicle life expectancy reduction due to armor
  and operational tempo increase
• Organized combat rotation and replacement of
  equipment
• Vehicle Hardening study
• Armor evolution staying one step ahead
• Future tactical vehicle design

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Questions?