About Us
The Program Executive Office Ammunition
(PEO Ammo) is committed to providing superior ammunition to the Soldier.
The PEO is responsible for life-cycle acquisition management of all conventional ammunition, which includes integrating
budgets, acquisition strategies, R&D and life-cycle management across all ammunition families.
PEO Ammunition is located at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey and is comprised of four Project Management (PM) offices; PM Close Combat Systems, PM Combat Ammunition Systems, PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems, PM Towed Artillery Systems, and two Project Director (PD) office; PD Joint Services and PD Joint Products.
Mission
PEO Ammunition leads and manages the research, development, production, procurement and equipping of lethal armament and protective systems to provide Joint Warfighters with overmatch capabilities to defeat current and future threats world-wide.
Vision
Innovative and empowered teams rapidly delivering dominating capabilities.
Priorities
- Support the Joint Warfighter
- Deliver Improved Capabilites
- Develop People and Teams
- Operate Effectively and Efficiently
- Optimize Industrial Base
- Enable Future Opportunities

PM Close Combat Systems
PM CCS
provides the Warfighter with world-class close combat, force protection and assured mobility capabilities
across full spectrum operations through professional, integrates Joint life-cycle management. The PM is committed
to helping out Soldiers maintain freedom to move on the battlefield by developing and supporting technologically advanced:
- Networked Munitions
- Countermine
- EOD equipment
- IED Defeat
- Demolitions
- Non-Lethal Systems and Munitions
- Special Projects
PM Combat Ammunition Systems
PM CAS
equips Soldiers with all tube launched, indirect fire munitions, and mortar weapons
systems for the Army’s Current, Stryker and Future Forces. Under the Single Manager for Conventional
Ammunition (SMCA) responsibilities, PM CAS procures ammunition for other services. The PM does this through
life cycle program management of artillery and mortar products in the following categories:
- Precision-Guided Munitions
- Smart Munitions
- Conventional Munitions
- Mortar Weapons Systems
- Mortar Fire Control Systems
- Fuzes and Fuze Setters


PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems
PM MAS
provides direct fire combat and training ammunition capabilities to Warfighters (Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marines) and government agencies to support Dismounted Soldiers, Combat Vehicles, Helicopters,
Naval Vessels and High Performance Aircraft. The PM does this through life cycle program management of ammunition
in the following categories:
- Large Caliber
- Medium and Small Caliber
- Medium Cannon Caliber
- Non-Standard Ammunition
PM Towed Artillery Systems
PM TAS
provides the Warfighter with direct, reinforcing, and general support towed artillery
fires to maneuver forces. PM TAS provides direct support artillery for the Stryker and Infantry Brigade Combat
Teams and replaces all current towed howitzers in USMC and Army Fires Brigade missions. PM TAS is responsible for:
- Towed Howitzers
- Howitzer Digitization
- Gun Laying/Surveying Equipment
- Non Standard Howitzers


PD Joint Services
PD Joint Services
integrates the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA) mission,
providing the Warfighter (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) with conventional ammunition required to train
and go to war. PD JS is responsible for:
- Coordination and integration of SMCA activities, functions, processes and operations on behalf of PEO Ammo
- Demilitarization of DoD’s conventional ammunition
- Execution of SMCA industrial base functions including Army Ammunition Plant Modernization
- Providing technology solutions to improve ammunition manufacturing safety, effectiveness, quality and cost
- Managing US Army ammunition logistics research and development efforts
PD Joint Products
PD Joint Products
executes Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA) acquisition
responsibility for Bombs, Navy Gun Ammunition and Energetics product lines for the Air Force and Navy as well
as CAD/PADs for Army Aviation.
