Items Less Than $5 Million (AMMO)

Items Less Than $5 Million (AMMO) is an Army procurement line for miscellaneous ammunition items and related support. It falls under the Procurement of Ammunition, Army appropriation, Budget Activity 01, Ammunition, and Budget Subactivity 50, Miscellaneous. The FY 2027 base request supports war reserve and operational needs, training, and testing under DoDI 3000.04 and Army Regulation (AR) 5-13. Together, its cartridge purchases are planned to provide about 3.590 million rounds.

The line supports Office of the Secretary of War-approved combatant commander operational plans, homeland defense, and other directed missions. It also supplies individual and collective training for active and reserve forces at schools, home stations, and combined training centers. Test requirements address munitions development, fielding, safety, and quality assurance throughout the life cycle. The Army also identifies these items as necessary for domestic emergency response and military support to civil authorities.

CTG 10 Gauge Blank (E00100) is a training-unique ceremonial cartridge, not a combat round. It entered this line as a new start in FY 2026, when a one-time purchase addressed obsolete inventory. Although approved for service use, it has no FY 2027 request. Its role is therefore distinct from the line's combat-ammunition purchases.

Cartridge 12 Gauge Shotgun 7 1/2 Chilled Shot (E00300) is a 2 -inch round containing No. 7 pellets. It can be fired from the M26, M1014, Mossberg 500/590, and Remington 870/MCS shotguns. Classified as a combat-use war reserve item, its FY 2027 purchase of approximately 19,000 cartridges builds inventory toward Army procurement goals. The planned contract award is in June 2027, with first delivery in December 2027.

CTG, .22cal Ball Long Rifle Match (E01700) supports military marksmanship training. The FY 2027 request also builds war reserve inventory, purchasing approximately 429,000 rounds after no FY 2026 purchase under a skip-year acquisition strategy. An option with Olin Winchester at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is planned for March 2027 award and October 2027 first delivery.

CTG, .30cal Blank, M1909 (E03001) supports annual training and salute ceremonies by veteran organizations using M1 Garand rifles without firing adapters. Its bullet-free, rosette-crimped case distinguishes it from a live cartridge; it is not used in combat. FY 2027 procurement of approximately 1.507 million rounds also builds depot inventory. An Olin Winchester option is planned for March 2027 award and October 2027 first delivery.

CTG, .338cal Norma Magnum, Armor Piercing, M1162 (E03710) supports the Mk22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) in training and combat. Its components include a brass case, propellant, percussion primer, and armor-piercing projectile. Type-classified in May 2024, the round is requested in FY 2027 for annual training and war reserve growth, with approximately 276,000 planned. A SIG Sauer option is scheduled for June 2027 award and March 2028 first delivery.

CTG, .300cal Norma Magnum, M1163 (E03715) is the Mk22 PSR's copper-jacketed-projectile cartridge, also used in training and combat. Like M1162, it was type-classified in May 2024 and contains a brass case, propellant, and percussion primer. The FY 2027 plan purchases approximately 1.069 million rounds for annual training and war reserve inventory. Its SIG Sauer option is planned for June 2027 award and March 2028 first delivery.

Special Training Ammunition (E99101) purchases nonstandard and commercially available specialty munitions and energetic materiel when standard Army stocks cannot meet troop-training needs. Requirements follow Standards in Training Commission guidance and unit Programs of Instruction, with Headquarters, Department of the Army G-3/5/7 authorizations under AR 5-13. Supported organizations include the Military District of Washington, National Guard Bureau, Army Reserve, readiness training centers, and Army Parachute Team. Authorizations vary annually and undergo munitions working-group and Council of Colonels review.

Foreign Weapons Training Ammunition (E99222) prepares Regionally Aligned Forces to use nonstandard weapons and munitions before deployment. FY 2027 funds procure approximately 290,000 non-Department of War-standard rounds, alongside related weapons systems and training aids. The effort includes safety and quality assessment, acceptance testing, and shipment because these foreign, often non-NATO items are not stocked through the standard supply system. Preparation supports operational missions, multinational exercises, and security cooperation.

Ammunition Program Support (EA0600) funds mission-essential systems and services the Army provides as Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition under DoDI 5160.68. FY 2027 activities improve ammunition management across the portfolio through process improvements, metrics, and decision-support analysis. USAMTU FT Benning (EA0960) separately procures nonstandard and commercial specialty munitions and energetic materiel for Army Marksmanship Unit training that standard stocks cannot support. Its annual requirements require Headquarters, Department of the Army G-3/5/7 authorization and munitions requirements review under AR 5-13.