From:	Arclight arclight@*********.de
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Thu, 9 Sep 1999 23:39:14 +0200

And finally, IronRaven expressed himself by writing:

> Team leader, I'm willing to bet, who is listed as AAI.

this is from a .html I have, sorry, don't know where
I got this from...

--- Start ---

Alliant Techsystems is responsible for total weapon
system integration, testing, engineering, and prototype demonstration.
This includes integrating the HE warhead and fuzing mechanism to ensure
that OICW performance and projectile accuracy objectives are achieved.

Contraves Brashear Systems Inc., of Pittsburgh, Penn., is
responsible for development of the FCS. The company has a worldwide
reputation as a designer, producer, and supplier of highly technical
integrated electro-optical systems.

Heckler and Koch (HK) GmbH and HK Inc., Sterling, Va., have
extensive weapon design, manufacturing, and customer service fielding
experience. Developing high-quality, lightweight, and superior weapons
is an HK "no compromise" tradition. [this IMO means they do carbine+GL]

Dynamit Nobel AG (DNAG) is responsible for the 5.56mm product
development. The company leads the industry in environmentally safe,
caseless, and combustible-cased small arms ammunition and also supports
HE propulsion efforts.

--- End ---


> I'm surprised- the
> drawings of the guts for the launcher don't have the "H&K look" to
them.
> (Don't ask me to describe it, it's a "gut" thing.)

The technology this weapon uses is really high-end
anyway, might be a reason. Both barrels are titanium shells
with steel inserts, for exampel.

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