Obscuration & Nonlethal Items
ECBC Engineering works closely with other ECBC teams, directorates and Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) organizations to leverage extensive local capabilities for our customers. ECBC Engineering makes extensive use of capabilities, such as: ballistic spin fixture, wind tunnels, mass extinction chamber, Computer Aided Design (CAD) to Stereolithography (SLA) fabrication, prototype fabrication shop, dynamic rendering, material evaluation, material change projects and static and ballistic testing capabilities. ECBC Engineering is the Army’s focal point for obscurant payload support to PMs.
Capabilities
- Actively supports seven PMs and other government organizations including: Joint Project Manager for NBC Contamination Avoidance (JPM-NBC CA), Program Executive Office for Ammunition (PEOAmmo), PM Close Combat Systems (PM-CCS), PM Combat Ammunition Systems (PM-CAS), PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office (JAMS PO), Joint Munitions & Lethality Life Cycle Management Command (JM&L LCMC), Joint Munitions Command (JMC), Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), and Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA)
- Conduct material change programs, failure analysis, new material design, development and evaluation, first article, lot acceptance and research and development (R&D) test oversight, quality conformance, production support and oversight, prototype development and evaluation of commercial off the shelf (COTS) products
