The U.S. Army has announced that it has signed a $712.5 million contract with Action Manufacturing to procure M739A1 fuzes…
Under the program, Action Manufacturing will manufacture and deliver M739A1 point-detonating and delay fuzes.
The contract is structured under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract model.
The M739A1 is an artillery fuze used with the U.S. Army’s 105 mm and 155 mm artillery ammunition, featuring point-detonating and delay functions.
The M739A1 is a point-detonating/delay fuze that can be used in two different operating modes depending on the nature of the target.
The fuze can be set to detonate upon impact with the target or used in delay mode, causing the projectile to detonate after penetrating the target…