OFFICE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR MINES,

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OFFICE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR MINES,
COUNTERMINE AND DEMOLITIONS Advanced Planning
Briefing for Industry 29 May 2002
LTC Arthur J. Aragon Jr. Assistant Project
Manager for Mines Countermine and
Demolitions 973-724-7933 Ajaragon_at_pica.army.mil
Oldest Project Management Office in the US
Army Established 1961
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ORGANIZATION
Project Manager COL Bud Irish
Deputy Project Manager Chuck Digney
Countermine Division Larry Nee
Demolitions/ Non Lethal Division Jim Tower
Program Management Division George Firrincili
Mines Division Doreen Chaplin
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Office of the Project ManagerMines, Countermine
and Demolitions
Customers
MISSION Responsible for the Intensive Management
of Programs From Development Through Initial
Production, Fielding and Product Improvement
MPs JNLWDEngineerSpecial Forces Artillery
Infantry Aviation
Product Lines
27 PROGRAMS 2 ACAT II APL-A CONGRESSIONAL/PRESIDEN
TIAL INTEREST WAM OSD TEST OVERSIGHT 48 CONTRACTS
Wide Area Munitions (WAM)/Raptor FASCAM
Mines Next Generation of Scatterable Mines
Mine/Minefield Detect, Clear, Breach Non-Lethal
Capabilities APL Alternatives Demolition
Systems SOFSystems
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New Business Opportunities

• Munition Programs
• Anti-Personnel Landmine Alternatives - Track 3
• Alternatives to AP Mines in Mixed Systems
• Entire AP/AT Mixed Systems - Materiel and/or
  Non-Materiel
• Additional Alternatives to Non-Self Destructing
  APLs
• Continuous Broad Agency Announcement for
  Concepts
• RAPTOR - Request for Proposal 31 May 2002
• System of Systems
• Sensors
• Gateways
• Munitions
• Control Station/Command and Communications

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New Business Opportunities (Cont.)

• Demolition Programs
• Modernized Demolitions Initiators (MDI) - FY03
  Production of
• XM19/XM21/XM23 - Cap, Blasting dual, in-line
  initiator, non-electric, 200/500/1000 ft
  (respectively) minitube
• XM20/XM22 - Inert XM19/XM22, respectively
• New starts - FY03
• Advanced Linear Shape Charges
• Cratering Charge
• Remote Shock Tube Initiator
• Infantrymans Wall Breaching Kit

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New Business Opportunities (Cont.)

• Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) - On-going
• Armys Non-Lethal (NL) Capability Sets
• Joint NLW Program Joint Mission Need Statement
  - 3QFY02
• Identifies 8 functional areas for NLW
  Development
• Concept Exploration Programs being pursued for
  FY00-04
• Countermine Programs - FY03
• Airborne Standoff Minefield Detection System
  (ASTAMIDS) Block 1
• Surface and recently buried minefields and
  obstacles
• Ground Standoff Mine Detection System (GSTAMIDS)
  Block 1
• Confirmation sensor with GPR/Magnetic/IR sensors
• Mine neutralizer

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Technologies of Interest
Communications, Command and Control IR
Sensing Acoustic Sensing Seismic Sensing Magnetic
Sensing Explosively Formed Penetrators Shape
Charge Ground Penetrating Radars Blast
Effects Automatic Target Recognition Robotics Quad
rupole Resonance
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PROJECT MANAGER for
Mines ,
Countermine
Demolitions
Ground Standoff Minefield Detection System
Fighting Position Excavator
Modular Crowd Control Munition
Non-Self Destruct Alternative (APL-A Track 1)
Wide Area Munition (Hornet)
Interim Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector
Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition
Rattler (APL-A Track 3)
Intelligent Combat Outpost (Raptor)
Hand-held Standoff Mine Detection System
Sympathetic Detonator
Portable Vehicle Arresting Barrier
Proc (12) 1.059b RDTE (15) 1.252b Total
2.311b FY02 -
FY09
Anti-Personnel Landmine Alternatives (APL-A)
Non-Lethal Weapons
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Point of Contact
Mr. Kevin T. Wong Manager, International and
Advanced Programs 973-724-6118 Kwong_at_pica.army.mil
http//mcdweb.pica.army.mil/