On December 20th, Joint Program Executive Officer for Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A) approved entry of the M1147 120mm Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round into Full Rate Production, marking a ...

Ammunition Systems hosted a 120mm, Advanced Multi Purpose XM1147 High Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer cartridge Industry Day. According to Eric Wagner, group manager, Maneuver Ammunition Center, ...

The Joint Program Executive Officer for Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A) of the U.S. Army has approved the full-rate production of the innovative 120mm Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round. This ...

A single emerging U.S. Army Abrams tank round is engineered to attack and destroy enemy tanks, bunkers, concrete walls, light armored vehicles and even small groups of enemy fighters — by enabling ...

The Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round is a tank munition which can be adjusted or programmed by tank gunners to achieve specific attack effects as needed by the mission. The AMP consolidates ...

DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that the company was awarded a $16 million contract with options for the ...

February 16, 2024: After two decades of development the U.S. Army’s new XM-AMP Advanced Multi-Purpose 120mm tank round is finally ready to be issued for use by 120mm M1 tank guns. The new shells ...

The U.S. Army is moving forward with development of a 120-mm tank round that will, in one unit of ammunition, combine the capabilities of four different rounds now in use and loaded aboard tanks, and ...

November 26, 2021: After 15 years of development, the U.S. Army’s new XM-AMP (Advanced Multi-Purpose) 120mm tank round was considered stable enough in 2020 to be test fired by troops. Covid19 delayed ...