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PM Combat Ammunition Systems

PM Combat Ammunition Systems is a U.S. Army project office under Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics at Picatinny Arsenal. The office develops, produces, procures, fields, and manages life-cycle support for conventional artillery and mortar ammunition, precision-guided cannon munitions, mortar weapons, fire-control systems, propellants, primers, fuzes, and fuze setters for U.S. soldiers, Marines, other U.S. services, special operations users, and allies.

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The official PM CAS page describes the office as the Army organization responsible for developing, producing, and equipping Soldiers and Marines with conventional artillery and mortar ammunition, precision ammunition, mortar weapons, and mortar fire-control systems. Under the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition structure, it also procures ammunition for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command, and allied customers.

PM CAS is not a commercial ammunition company. U.S. Army portfolio and procurement records credit the office with system integration, life-cycle program management, acquisition strategy, fielding, and industrial-base work for tube-launched indirect-fire munitions. Private firms, Army ammunition plants, arsenals, and allied suppliers may still perform specific load, assemble, pack, component, or prime-contractor roles on individual systems.

Current public material divides the PM CAS mission across precision-guided munitions such as Excalibur and Precision Guidance Kit, conventional mortar and artillery munitions, artillery propellant and primers, fuzes and fuze setters, mortar weapon systems, mortar fire-control systems, and tactical artillery systems. Procurement planning released in 2025 also shows PM CAS managing opportunities tied to M795 metal parts, M795 load-assemble-pack work, mortar bodies, full-range practice cartridges, MACS propelling charges, primers, mortar fuzes, and other indirect-fire ammunition components.

Conventional artillery and mortar ammunitionPrecision-guided cannon munitionsMortar weapons and fire-control systemsArtillery propellant, primers, fuzes, and fuze settersU.S. Army ammunition acquisition and life-cycle management

Notable Systems

M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge, 120 mm full-range practice mortar cartridge, Munitions

M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge

120 mm full-range practice mortar cartridge

The Army portfolio book lists the M931 120 mm full-range practice round under PM CAS 120 mm mortar ammunition, with PM CAS as system integrator and General Dynamics Canada as load, assemble, and pack contractor.

Sources: PEO Ammunition 2017 Portfolio Book
M982 Excalibur guided artillery projectile, 155 mm GPS/INS-guided artillery projectile, Munitions

M982 Excalibur guided artillery projectile

155 mm GPS/INS-guided artillery projectile

The PM CAS Excalibur product page identifies PM CAS, Raytheon, and Bofors Defence as the team behind the 155 mm precision-guided Excalibur projectile family for Army and Marine Corps artillery.

Sources: PM CAS Excalibur Product Page
M795 155 mm high-explosive projectile, 155 mm high-explosive projectile, Munitions

M795 155 mm high-explosive projectile

155 mm high-explosive projectile

The 2025 JPEO A&A business-opportunities guide lists PM CAS-managed M795 metal-parts and M795 TNT load-assemble-pack actions, reflecting the office's continuing role in 155 mm production capacity.

Sources: JPEO A&A FY25 Business Opportunities Guide

Manufacturer History

  1. Portfolio defines PM CAS ammunition scope

    The public PEO Ammunition portfolio book described PM CAS as equipping soldiers with tube-launched indirect-fire munitions and mortar weapons systems, with life-cycle program management over artillery and mortar products.

    Sources: PEO Ammunition 2017 Portfolio Book

  2. PM CAS charter changes hands at Picatinny Arsenal

    Col. Leon Rogers assumed the PM CAS role from Col. Anthony Gibbs at Picatinny Arsenal; the Army article described the office's functions as development, procurement, fielding, acquisition strategy, budgeting, research and development, and life-cycle management across combat ammunition systems programs.

    Sources: Col. Leon Rogers Welcomed as PM CAS

  3. FY25 industry guide lists PM CAS opportunities

    JPEO A&A's FY25 business-opportunities guide listed PM CAS program lines for Excalibur-related extended-range projectiles, Precision Guidance Kit testing, mortar fuzes, mortar ignition and propellant charges, 120 mm mortar bodies, M795 metal parts, M795 LAP with TNT, MACS charges, and artillery fuzes.

    Sources: JPEO A&A FY25 Business Opportunities Guide

Website links
PM CAS official pageAbout PM CASPM CAS contact pageExcalibur product pagePEO Ammunition 2017 Portfolio Book

PM CAS is a U.S. Army acquisition and life-cycle management office rather than a private incorporated manufacturer. Public Army sources commonly credit PM CAS for system integration, program management, procurement, fielding, and industrial-base actions while separate contractors, arsenals, or ammunition plants perform specific production tasks on individual systems.

Manufacturer Sources

  • PM CAS Official PagePublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics | Note: Supports PM CAS mission scope, Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition procurement context, and life-cycle categories for precision-guided munitions, conventional munitions, propellants, primers, fuzes, mortar weapons, and fire-control systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • About PM CASPublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics | Note: Supports the public description of PM CAS responsibilities and adds tactical artillery systems to the office's listed life-cycle categories. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • PM CAS Contact PagePublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics | Note: Supports the headquarters/location statement that PM CAS is located at Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, New Jersey. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • PEO Ammunition 2017 Portfolio BookPublisher: U.S. Army Program Executive Office Ammunition | Note: Supports PM CAS program scope in the 2017 portfolio, the 60 mm, 81 mm, 120 mm, 105 mm, and 155 mm ammunition categories, and the M931 system-integration and load-assemble-pack context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • PM CAS Excalibur Product PagePublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics | Note: Supports PM CAS connection to Excalibur, Raytheon and Bofors Defence team context, and public Excalibur characteristics including 155 mm precision-guided role, extended range, and close-terrain use case. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Col. Leon Rogers Welcomed as PM CASPublisher: U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics | Note: Supports the July 28, 2022 PM CAS change of charter at Picatinny Arsenal and the office's acquisition, budgeting, research and development, fielding, and life-cycle management functions. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • JPEO A&A FY25 Business Opportunities GuidePublisher: U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition | Note: Supports current PM CAS procurement and industrial-base context for FY25 to 1QFY26 business opportunities, including M795, mortar, MACS, primer, fuze, and propellant program lines. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • DVIDS M931 Mortar Training ImagePublisher: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Note: Public-domain U.S. Army image used as representative PM CAS-linked mortar-ammunition media for the manufacturer page. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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