Army Technology Live

Soldiers play key role in fielding lighter machine gun

By Kevin Doell The Army recognized the M240L 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun among the 2010 Army Greatest Inventions (AGI) during an awards ceremony at the Association of the United States…

Nano technology marches on

By Jason Kaneshiro A year ago, engineers at Picatinny Arsenal were busy processing and refining nanomaterials. This year, they have made the next logical step in their ongoing work by…

Picatinny provides Soldiers with quicker, safer mortar fire control system

By Audra Calloway Picatinny recently received kudos from Soldiers by developing six out of 10 2010 Army Greatest Inventions. One of the inventions recognized was a dismounted fire control system…

M119A2 Howitzer upgrade provides quicker firepower

By Audra Calloway Soldiers are one step closer to receiving a digitized M119A2 howitzer that will make it possible for them to start firing rounds and evade return fire quicker….

Picatinny battle captain hones skills in Afghanistan

By Eric Kowal If you have ever watched a major crisis unfold in the movies, or perhaps even in real life, you can picture in your head the exact layout…

Howitzer program helps strengthen Afghan self defense

By Audra Calloway Picatinny Arsenal is helping the Afghan National Army develop their indirect fire capability to bolster self-defense. Picatinny, in conjunction with the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, will support…

Featured Stories

0December 14, 2011
New ammunition combines four artillery cartridges into one

By Audra Calloway The Program Executive Office for Ammunition has started testing a new artillery round that will provide Soldier’s with superior performance as well as lighten the…
0December 14, 2011
New light machine gun aims to ‘SAW’ Soldiers’ load

By Eric Kowal Nearly 20 Soldiers participated in a two-week assessment of a prototype light machine gun to demonstrate its potential impact on mission effectiveness and to help engineers…
0November 14, 2011
Military researchers discuss finding more bang for buck

BALTIMORE (Nov. 9, 2011) – Military officials mingled with thousands of industry representatives Nov. 7-10 for MILCOM 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The annual event is touted by…

Recent Coverage

Army R&D center solves Marine dilemma, receives patent award

Posted on October 3, 2011 | No Comments
The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center and seven ARDEC engineers will receive 2011 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards for the invention, “Blast Shield for Armored Vehicle.” ARDEC...
Continue Reading...
Interactive, 3D repair manuals offer Soldiers numerous benefits

Posted on October 3, 2011 | No Comments
This is not your grandfather’s well-thumbed repair manual. Soldiers maintaining the newly fielded Spider XM7 Network Munition Dispensing Set are using an electronic technical manual that provides interactivity, color, 3D...
Continue Reading...
Popular Science names Army lab one of the “25 Coolest College Labs in the Country”

Posted on September 22, 2011 | No Comments
YouTube DoDLive Army Technology Live’s Dennis Neal reports the September issue of Popular Science Magazine, known online as PopSci, has named the Army Research Laboratory as one of the top...
Continue Reading...