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\ DECLASSIFIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE INTERAGENCY SECURI TY CLASSIFICATION APPEALS PANEL, 2. 1 fll'H E.O. 13526, SECTION 5.3(b)(3) "·• .. ·. · ISCAP APPEAL NO. 2013-027, document no. 8 .r \ ' DECLASSIFICATION DATE: September 29,2014 .. " : r ' ,I ; . .. OF 1'J- f. E: AHHY .. . SUBJECT: Prog r <:Jj;) ' ,. .. ·---· ; I .. .. JJo.:::cd on the of t h e ?-b.rc!1 6, 197:5 DSAI\C J.I rl;v:i._cH of the p:ccc;rorn , I auUw:cizc ·the Anny ·i.;o p1·occ:c:d ··:: · \T:i.ti1 development of a 25:nm antomnt : i. c c ar,nc,n s ystem, Hi ·ch the follc;•.-J illG ,;.: a.. The ! I.I my HJ.ll co:1cluct a h:i::;h pr icn·-:i·cy cf.for t to obt.:cin a Go.t:l.!';f;;cto:cy rJ.cs:i.gn fer l'(J:I (:tn COJii·n:i_n.::-,L:i.c.::, '1-i:i.th tile DcJ.ectccl 25n:m mrtorocL"VLc car , non) on. SiJu:::d C21' l':lci' ; ;: ref. )'he i:.:o:q ;-rill aC.ciJ.:-;e c.,•; ':' tO u<, ,r -:- t}JC' ri '•ti' o f ' ··nnro'O Y "I'C 1 ":1l ""'r"rc · 'J . .-,,-.,. _ .;..J.J t ..L.vO ... _) .lA ,J .. .> ....... Vl.l Ul..-0. •. -.. v ...._l.l' t,.._ i 4V... J..C 0 u ..J.. v! I.,.. I,w;,·c J.J_)QYOl)l':i.D.tc tim.c: To1· a .v ::coc;ro.m 1:c:vi€:H of thi r, 1-1J:Cif con f.ic;u:ra."..;:.i.on, e!nd fCJJ.: ;. "Hill L8 f'or · ..ri l 5.cl·t o.i1 or f<)r V:JC b. :.r t,JJr; 1jS ..;n t tnJ.c:=-:s ... - c :!. c i en :L : :; (. :_ :c n ·v ..L:i 1 2:r ;- ri JJ. 1·J(-) [i3 l·:J\!/0 / ....-r- ;; :.,'/ obtCJ.in. . ' l)l... :._ "' j_C)ltS 0... 0 &ll j} ::: n·(. : :. C3 j_ :i.. (: Li. '[/ c,.L : en . l' ·\t:c i:_ ·:. ;r /lr"TlJ ·· ;:; ll .. con·Ginu.c c'tsveloi_)liien'u of c. !::rny 'l·::i.ll. 1 :ith FY. 75 /l"£my fund s , rtn. ::-; ::_.. ·r9 prcgr21:1 dt:-:: ";cj_ Oi?· C1 n c:-:tcr n0lly IJC\·, ·:::x cd f11J.n o fj_I'C e:.:-;; a io::.' :3 c;m: 1.::: o 2 :·wu.lc: i.cc con;; c:r::n; cl i'or nt:i o l n ::;c il rch . ell G.rl(:, c:s ;u) , . .... :..., - ... ... ;.l '1. 01." ,,1.:,; \.h·" ·[';•o li•'·'' "i'• ' f l Jt1 (-if J\ri tl'-' ·,:j·L:1 a .. tLc ,. 3(.1 Ci 1 ·L!1c t.!L1I J: l:l.J p:, ·cc · ::r.:-c.l G[; J.L'G :)J .:!_'b J j, .. :/ of ·! _- .: l e ;L'-:-. 2 c i t ox· f 0 :r C:\ 1 }J1_LS i 11 i;:; 11ct t:o 'be l::/' the or \!Ili.ch n;a:y 'oc fo1· Cl'i.it£tCi:. air defense USCS, --- ·· - -··· ·- ': ·: " ';·· , ;.- ;' ' . ' ' . ( .,_. .... . ·, • " I : : \ ,' ' , I l. _• .: , I ' ' .: •' . -- 't

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Page 1: Bushmaster Program (Memorandum for the Secretary of the ...Title: Bushmaster Program (Memorandum for the Secretary of the Army), April 24, 1975 Author: United States. Army Subject:

DECLASSIFIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE INTERAGENCY SECURITY CLASSIFICATION APPEALS PANEL 21 fllH i~l ~ EO 13526 SECTION 53(b)(3)

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lt1 1i1e ~nn_y mq onnouncc i mncl intcJy he middotrinncr of the US compet i tion for dcvclopilCn t of o gtelf-poTc r~cl 2~~~~m rur Author ty to enter fuJJmiddotlt]cetlc clcvcJoycn- o~ a [elf-po-Clcd cun i imiddotIithh~Jd ilthout ptcjuJtcc Y1rlinc il rcvicYI of rJ ] crtons for procurerPcnt of ti1c 1Jf T1e rmy should conduct th)s rcvic T as soon os po_)Jc

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nny (lmiddot~vclopcac cffocts thnt nEty be TCClu1rcd ~~- he cc1cction Oc1ecn middotllw ic]_f-po--cn rl and cxts rnol1rmiddotmiddotpo~cccl CJnrEr1ltJ~c as the producton ct~n fm lmiddotiiC is to be bosccl on rcu~c of a ~ iwot-off and Hill incllftr cvJlJnJion of other factorG such as nlitbility grm-r~h and proc1ucmiddotiJLon cbt bull

c Costs of an interIr1 cltnon fot lmiddotiiCv_ HLJ be mii1imi7-cd

1Dcvcloprnc nt of imprOC(1 e~ 1 ITl ln~ tion ic~ t1c l)l 1-1139 houJc1 be canc0l1~lt1

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Page 2: Bushmaster Program (Memorandum for the Secretary of the ...Title: Bushmaster Program (Memorandum for the Secretary of the Army), April 24, 1975 Author: United States. Army Subject:

lt1 1i1e ~nn_y mq onnouncc i mncl intcJy he middotrinncr of the US compet i tion for dcvclopilCn t of o gtelf-poTc r~cl 2~~~~m rur Author ty to enter fuJJmiddotlt]cetlc clcvcJoycn- o~ a [elf-po-Clcd cun i imiddotIithh~Jd ilthout ptcjuJtcc Y1rlinc il rcvicYI of rJ ] crtons for procurerPcnt of ti1c 1Jf T1e rmy should conduct th)s rcvic T as soon os po_)Jc

I PnJ J)cmiddotmiddottmiddot ri~~ Jch c YCGJ]_~~ C to middot~ ~ fOl JJ)IOCt J CJnCJ ltUtllori t~r to c (rH~(tC

nny (lmiddot~vclopcac cffocts thnt nEty be TCClu1rcd ~~- he cc1cction Oc1ecn middotllw ic]_f-po--cn rl and cxts rnol1rmiddotmiddotpo~cccl CJnrEr1ltJ~c as the producton ct~n fm lmiddotiiC is to be bosccl on rcu~c of a ~ iwot-off and Hill incllftr cvJlJnJion of other factorG such as nlitbility grm-r~h and proc1ucmiddotiJLon cbt bull

c Costs of an interIr1 cltnon fot lmiddotiiCv_ HLJ be mii1imi7-cd

1Dcvcloprnc nt of imprOC(1 e~ 1 ITl ln~ tion ic~ t1c l)l 1-1139 houJc1 be canc0l1~lt1

_~Jlc clLwl fc ccl cr- s11ouJcl ol~o bs clicc or~c inncd _ f cost savin r~ uill ~cuJt ~l_ih ~ c110ice ocgt~ccn ti1c asmiddot~cn 2~ i-1J39 ond middot(lc middotElt29 f_~ InG 1-ill he m0do on t [Jc haltic of ncmiddotC cord to tic DoD nft~r aneltJyGis of nc c_ui ~ i_ middot 4

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intcr5m cuJlS and wnnw1i t i o in I-rry oT othc r fgt c1middotvicr ltJppli cat5ons 110 n -~Il ~ in~cl~7Jn cu n~ ~--~ rcomiddot~re d middotgt0-n -~~(l (~ l~ICf JJJ-r middotmiddotl~[~~ c i middotni tirll J_)rodlcshy1~ tOn of th c ln_ -~~Cli r1 sjstcr~ r_clcctc~J fomiddot J middotlY~V rr111~t be dtmiddotpcndcnt___o_n_ ~-t Co--o n- ~gt1~ d(1~JDn~1 ~r 2nrJ Lni~tictl OJr~rr~ _onnl C0S --C and c middot1rn_1 C~tion of middot~hc ne1cctcd ()r~ t2Ji1

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middot1)lanc foT the cxt-rnJly-nHerccl an cl gt -1 ~-j)Omiddotc~middotcci g~1n cctccica-tcs for J3USiifmiddotjvS~lrS1~ arbullcl JlthC ~~nt=~~--~- n -2~gttc~n j~middoto~c ~c middoti ~~gt ~---c-r ~ middot~d DC~J sC~Ld

middotmiddotmiddot- be nubmittcd Hichin 60 days to OSD fDG]r~~Hnal approbullrcl

j) (l J~-middot~- ~-

c e S cc_ctr~ry of the bvy Sccrctl~-y of i 1c Ai tmiddot lmcc

r- 0middot~ - ~~ ~ -middot~_ f ~ ~ ~ (_ t J _ _ middot ~OJ lt bull_ middot

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