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Welcome to the PEO Ammo Web Site

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 three Project Management (PM) offices; PM Close Combat Systems, PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems, PM Combat Ammunition Systems, and two Project Director (PD) office; PD Joint Services and PD Joint Products:

Project Manager 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

Project Manager 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

Project Manager 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

Project Director for 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.