CTG, 30mm, All Types

CTG, 30mm, All Types is the Army's procurement line for combat and training cartridges used by aviation weapons, Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles, other 30x173mm-equipped fighting vehicles, and ground-based air-defense systems. It falls under Procurement of Ammunition, Army, Budget Activity 01 (Ammunition), Budget Sub Activity 30 (Small/Medium Caliber Ammunition). The FY 2027 base request procures approximately 1.602 million cartridges for war reserves and operational use, annual training, and testing. Requirements follow DoDI 3000.04 and Army Regulation 5-13; they support approved combatant-command plans, homeland defense, domestic emergency response, military support to civil authorities, and active- and reserve-component training. The line also funds production engineering, quality assurance, and, for selected newer rounds, first-article testing.

E07306 M1173 Target Practice with Trace (TP-T) is a 30x173mm Program of Record training round ballistically matched to the XM1182 tactical cartridge. That match lets crews practice realistic engagements without expending the combat round. FY 2027 procurement of about 38,000 cartridges supports annual training and builds depot inventory toward Army goals. Type-classified in 2024, M1173 is nevertheless listed here as Code B, not approved for service use; the planned FY 2027 award to Northrop Grumman in Plymouth, Minnesota, has first delivery scheduled for September 2028.

E07610 30mm High Explosive Airburst with Trace (HEAB-T) covers two distinct 30x173mm war-reserve purchases. The XM1182 HEAB-T is intended to improve effects against personnel in the open or behind urban structures and provide counter-defilade capability for Strykers and other compatible fighting vehicles; FY 2027 buys about 4,000 rounds. A separate High Explosive Proximity (HEP) purchase of about 4,000 rounds targets small unmanned aerial systems and improves vehicle self-protection. The line also supports first-article testing for the proximity effort. Both rounds are Code B, and type classification remains pending.

E09191 XM1172 Target Practice Discarding Sabot with Trace (TPDS-T) provides the training counterpart to the 30x173mm XM1170 armor-piercing combat round. Its ballistic match supports realistic, cost-effective gunnery without using war-reserve ammunition. The FY 2027 request buys about 33,000 XM1172 cartridges for annual training and depot stocks. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in Marion, Illinois, is the planned supplier, with first FY 2027-funded deliveries scheduled for September 2028; type classification is pending and the item is Code B.

E09292 XM1170 Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Trace (APFSDS-T) gives 30x173mm-equipped vehicles organic direct fire to support infantry at greater range and improved lethality against light-to-medium armored vehicles. FY 2027 procurement of about 12,000 combat rounds builds war reserves. The planned increase over FY 2026 quantities ramps production toward Total Munitions Requirements. General Dynamics is the planned supplier, with first delivery of the FY 2027 award scheduled for September 2028; XM1170 remains Code B with type classification pending.

E09900 M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) is the only qualified combat cartridge for the Apache helicopter's M230 Chain Gun and is also fired from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment's MH-60L Blackhawk. Its shaped charge defeats light armor, while its steel projectile body provides anti-personnel effects. The cartridge uses an M759 point-detonating fuze and PA520 electric primer and is packed in 110-round Bulk Ammunition Strips per M592 container. FY 2027 buys about 23,000 rounds to strengthen war reserves; M789 has been type-classified since 1962 and is Code A, approved for service use.

E10100 30mm Target Practice (TP) funds approximately 1.477 million M788 rounds in FY 2027 for annual training and depot stocks. M788 is the qualified Apache and Blackhawk M230 training cartridge, ballistically matched to M789 HEDP; the planned production increase also supports minimum sustaining rates at both Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics while meeting Total Munitions Requirements. This line additionally includes the XM950, a different training round matched to XM1198 HEDP-SD for the XM914E1 Chain Gun on Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS) and Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) vehicles. Earlier funding supported XM950, but FY 2027 procurement is for M788; M788 is Code A, whereas XM950 is Code B with type classification pending.

E10111 30mm High Explosive Proximity separately buys about 6,500 XM1211 and 4,100 XM1223 war-reserve rounds in FY 2027, with production engineering and first-article testing support. The 30x113mm XM1211 uses proximity detonation against nearby aerial targets and electric self-destruct at a predetermined range to reduce collateral damage; it serves XM914-equipped M-LIDS and Marine Air Defense Integrated System vehicles responding to urgent operational needs. The 30x113mm XM1223 Multi-Mode Proximity Airburst (MMPA) adds counter-unmanned-aerial-systems capability for M-LIDS, Maneuver Short Range Air Defense Increment 3, and other compatible platforms while allowing a rapid shift to ground targets without changing ammunition. FY 2027 ramps XM1223 production; both cartridges are Code B with type classification pending.

E91122 XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) addresses an Apache-specific combat requirement, but has no FY 2027 request. Designed for the AH-64E version 6 M230 Chain Gun, its proximity airburst is intended to improve effects against personnel, small boats, and small Group 1 and 2 unmanned aerial systems without modifying the gun or fire-control system. The cartridge includes a high-explosive projectile, proximity module, and M759 Safe and Arm device. Its stated acquisition purpose is to build war reserves; type classification remains pending, and it is Code B.