Army Technology Live

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Picatinny engineers help West Point cadets patent their inventions

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Two West Point cadets invent something suspiciously similar to Batman’s grappling hook gun. Picatinny engineers rush to help cadets secure patents ahead of Wayne Enterprises. Click here to read more.

May 16, 2013 0

Digital howitzer still requires some manual work to achieve maximum utility.

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Digital howitzer fielded by 82nd Airborne Division

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — The digital M119A3 105 mm howitzer was fielded by Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division. It was a PEO Ammunition project, but ARDEC helped out too. Click here to read more.

May 6, 2013 0

A 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Soldier practices camouflage, cover and concealment with the fire-resistant ghillie suit during training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., in November 2012. The fire-resistant ghillie suit was acquired for U.S. Army and Marine Corps snipers in record time through the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program.

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Fire-resistant ghillie suit, enhanced rocket fuze win DoD awards

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — U.S. Army program managers earned Department of Defense acquisition awards recently for rapidly fielding a fire-resistant ghillie suit and an enhanced fuze rocket warhead. Read more: http://go.usa.gov/2wtB

March 25, 2013 0

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Picatinny introduce girls to engineering

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Local area high school students were invited to our “Introduce a Girl to Engineering” night. We like to think it went well. Click here to read more.

March 6, 2013 0

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Changing our contract saved us big $$$

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — We switched our contract and saved money on armor plates for Bradley Fighting Vehicle. How much? Find out below. Click to read more.

February 27, 2013 0

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Greater than the sum of its parts

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Dale Ormond, director of RDECOM, stopped at Picatinny to deliver an important message. Click the link to find out what he had to say. Click here to read more.

February 13, 2013 0

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Saving time, effort and $$$ with 3-D plans and schematics

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — See how the Armament Research Development and Engineering Center teamed up with the Army Research Lab to get our plans and schematics up to speed with the rest of industry saving time, effort, and $$$. Because saving $$$ is kind of a big deal. Click here to read more.

January 30, 2013 0

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RELOAD!

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Because once is never enough, we came up with a solution on what to do with old artillery shells. Click the link to find out where they all went. Click here to read more.

January 23, 2013 0

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Armor-all

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — It doesn’t shoot and it doesn’t blow up, but ARDEC took on the project of making sure the armor plates that keep our Soldiers alive were up to snuff. Read more about the Armor Inspection System at the link below. Click here to read more.

January 17, 2013 0

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.50 Cal.: Making the best even better

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — We wanted to know if we could make one of the best weapons ever fielded even better. We did. The result? The latest upgrade to the legendary M2 .50 Calibur Machine Gun. Click here to read more.

November 30, 2012 0