Joint Services Small Arms Systems Annual Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration

"Meeting the Needs of Our Joint Ground Forces in the Fight Against Terrorism & Developing the Tools for Future Combat"

15 - 18 May 2006

Albuquerque, NM

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Agenda

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Keynote Address:

• Mr. Jim Sutton, PEO Ammunition

Panel: Joint Service Small Arms Synchronization Team (JSSAT)
Chair: COL Scott Crizer, USA

• COL Robert Radcliffe, USA, Army Member
• LtCol Richard Adams, USMC, Marine Corps Member
• Col Charles Beck, USAF, Air Force Member
• Mr. Jerald Gaskill, PMS NSW, APM Small Arms
• Commander Aaron Davenport, USCG, Coast Guard Member
• Mr. Kevin Swenson, JNLWD, Associate Member

Session I: Ammunition
Chair: Mr. Ralph Mazeski, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

• 5.56mm Reduced Ricochet Limited Penetration (RRLP) Cartridge, Mr. Sung Y. Kim, NSWC Crane, IN
• Small Arms Ammunition Operational Temperature Stability Test and Evaluation, Mr. Charles T. Marsh, INSWC Crane, IN
• Development of Non-Toxic Ammunition in Scandinavia, Mr. Thomas Mauritzson, NAMMO
• Advanced BALL POWDER® Propellant Technology for Enhanced Lethality and Green Ammunition, Mr. Steve Faintich, St. Marks Powder

Session II: JSSAP

• Joint Small Arms Capability Assessment Analytical Procedure, Mr. John Edwards, US Army ARDEC-JSSAP
• Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) Program Update, Ms. Korene Spiegel, US Army ARDEC-JSSAP
• Design and Development of a 7.62mm Limited Range Coast Guard Round, Mr. Chad H. Sensenig, US Army ARDEC
• Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle Congressional Program, Mr. Neil E. Lee, US Army ARDEC
• Plasma Transfer Arc Fabrication of Enhanced Performance Barrels, Mr. Kris C. Christou, MER Corporation

 

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

NDIA Armaments Division Status Overview

• Mr. Dave Broden, Broden Resource Solutions, LLC<

Panel: Soldier Weapons

• Mr. Richard Audette, PM Soldier Weapons
• LTC Timothy Chyma, USA, PM Individual Weapons
• Mr. Pete Errante, PM Crew Served Weapons
• Mr. Michael Friedman, Chief, Logistics & Integration Division

The National Small Arms Center

• Mr. Frank Puzycki, ARDEC-JSSAP

Session III: SOPMOD/SOF Weapons and Equipment

• SOPMOD Program Review, Mr. Gus Taylor, NSWC Crane, IN
• SOPMOD - SOF Weapons Survey Report, Mr. Michael D. Iovino, The Wexford Group International

Luncheon

• "The First Three Hundred Years of Small Arms (1326 - 1626)", Dr. Stephen C. Small, JSSAP/ARDEC

Session IV: International Programs

• Small Arms in NATO Transformation, Mr. Vernon E. Shisler, JSSAP/ARDEC
• NATO Small Arms Weapons Research & Technology Study, Mr. Per G. Arvidsson, FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration)

Session V: Modeling and Simulation

• Gelatin Impact Modeling, Mr. Mark Minisi, US Army ARDEC
• Virtual Wind Tunnel Experiments for Small Caliber Ammunition Aerodynamic Characterization, Dr. Paul Weinacht, US Army Research Laboratory
• Special Weapon Observation Remote Reconnaissance Direct Action System (SWORDS), Mr. Michael A. Zecca, US Army ARDEC
• Experimental Characterization and Modeling of 5.56mm Ammunition, Mr. Anthony W. Williams, US Army Research Laboratory
• Effects of Small Caliber Munitions through Intermediate Barriers, Mr. Chris Gandy, RDECOM-ARDEC

Session VI: Weapon-Related Ancillary Equipment

• UID Requirements, Mr. William E. Boyle, US Army ARDEC
• Suppressors, Evolving to an Integrated Unit, Ms. Sophia Tassy, US Army ARDEC
• M107 .50 Caliber Sound Suppressor, Mr. Joshua Semick, US Army ARDEC
• Analysis of Ruptured Case in M249 using ANSYS/LS-DYNA, Mr. Clinton Fischer, US Army ARDEC

 

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Session VII: Individual Weapons

• The Swedish AK 5 Rifle Upgrade Program, Mr. Per G. Arvidsson, FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration)
• 5.56mm 30 Round Magazine Improvement Program, Mr. Adam L. Foltz, US Army ARDEC
• SOF Combat Assault Rifle, Mr. Troy L. Smith, NSWC Crane
• Sermon on the Mount!, Mr. Dick E. Swan, Atlantic Research Marketing Systems, Inc. (A.R.M.S.)

Session VIII: Crew Served Systems

• Advanced Lightweight Grenade Launcher (ALGL) Overview, Mr. Dennis Lambrecht, NSWC Crane
• ARDEC Rapid Design Projects for Field Support, Mr. Michael Narus, US Army ARDEC
• XM307 Integration, Mr. Robert Cavoretto, ACSW, GDATP