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ETC gun delivered to the Naval Surface Warfare

Center by FMC Corp.

The 60mm gun/autoloader is part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing program to demonstrate new weapon tech- nologies such as ETC propulsion and guided projectiles for ship self-de- fense. The delivery marks the completion of a 30-month effort in which FMC designed, developed and incorporated a 60mm ETC gun/ autoloader sub-system into an ex- isting U.S. Navy Mk 15 PHALANX

Close-in-Weapon System (CIWS) trunnion assembly. The 60mm gun/ autoloader is capable of firing a ten round burst at a rate of over 200 rounds per minute.

ETC propulsion uses electrical pulses and advanced, high energy propellants to achieve improved in- ternal ballistic control and greater muzzle velocity than conventional gun propellants.

In rapid-fire demonstration, the gun, according to FMC, repetitively launched 2.75kg slugs using ETC propulsion. The gun is scheduled to perform live-fire demonstration tests against incoming airborne targets in late 1993. These tests will com- bine the gun/autoloader with other program elements including 60mm propelling charges developed under separate contracts by FMC and Gen- eral Dynamics' Land Systems, a

Small Caliber Smart Munition (SCSM) from Martin Marietta Astro

Space, and an advanced fire control subsystem.

The 60mm ETC demonstrator may transition to a tactical program initiative to defeat high speed, highly-maneuverable, anti-ship mis- sile threats of the future. In addi- tion, the ETC technology advance- ments made on this program may be incorporated into the U.S. Navy's five-inch/54 Caliber Mk 45 Naval

Gun System.

FMC's Naval Systems Division has been at the forefront of ETC technology since 1985, and has tested

ETC propulsion in guns ranging from 30mm to 127mm for a variety of naval and land warfare applications.

For more on FMC,

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Institute of Merchant Shipping (AIMS) and the Marine Section of the National Safety Council (NSC), is to publicly recognize and encour- age accident reduction efforts by the various maritime industry seg- ments.

Jones F. Devlin Awards, spon- sored by AIMS, are conferred on self-propelled American-flag vessels which, at the end of any calendar year, have operated for two full years or more with a full crew without a crew member losing a full turn at watch because of an occupational injury. The different categories rec- ognized are for two years, four years, and annually after five years acci- dent-free operation.

The 1992 Jones F. Devlin Awards were presented to 96 American-flag vessels, representing 24 U.S. ship- ping companies. Two achievements involved in these awards were the

Exxon Bayou State and the Exxon

Brownsville, both honored for 17 consecutive years of accident-free operation.

Ship Safety Achievement Awards, cosponsored by AIMS and the Ma- rine Section of the NSC, are con- ferred on vessels representing all segments of the U.S.-flag merchant marine that have performed out- standing feats of heroism, rescue at sea, or seamanship illustrative of the high safety standards in our nation's fleet.

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Awards Luncheon

Two sets of awards honoring mari- time safety achievement, the Jones

F. Devlin Awards and Ship Safety

Achievement Awards, were pre- sented at the Whitehall Club, New

York.

The purpose of these awards,

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