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By Tyler Barth August 26, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Blending lightweight polymers with a rugged steel shell, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center’s new SixPAC system marks a groundbreaking leap in small‑caliber ammunition packaging, one intended to reshape how munitions are used by Soldiers. The SixPAC, named as such because

Tomorrow’s battlefield is expected to pair automated vehicles and artificial intelligence with human Soldiers, and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center helping explore what that future might look like through controlled experimentation with industry partners.  By Tyler Barth August 21, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Tomorrow’s battlefield is expected to pair

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Pyrophoric iron, seen here being poured from a vial and reacting to air, is a critical component in warfighter training with the MK19 grenade machine guns (U.S. Army photo by Kendall Mills).  By Tyler Barth August 24, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – In a trusted partner’s greatest time of need, the

Researchers are testing laboratory-grown bacterial cellulose, seen here, to solve critical supply chain shortages for military gunpowder and rocket propellants.  By Tyler Barth August 10, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Those at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center believe that the ongoing cellulose shortage, and with it supply chain issues with

As the threat of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) continues to evolve on the modern battlefield, the U.S. Army is looking to its future leaders for innovative solutions. In a unique collaborative effort, a cadet from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point has partnered with Army engineers to develop alternative engagement algorithms designed

The Picatinny Lethal Unmanned Systems suite of warheads, example here, gives operators the flexibility to seamlessly match their payload to the target on the fly. (Eric Kowal) By Tyler Barth August 6, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – In modern drone-based warfare, a new mission would typically require finding new aircraft and matching them with different

An nRugged advanced manufacturing platform performs a pick and place operation on an Arduino type prototype board during the Valiant Shield 2026 Joint Force Exercise. By Tyler Barth July 31, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Several members of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center spent two weeks in Hawaii and Japan

A MUCHETE-mitigated blast charge successfully opens a door during an exercise at a test range. By Tyler Barth July 10, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The MUCHETE started off as a side project, said its creator Greg Stunzenas, but it has turned into one of the military’s finest blasts mitigators, and a pride of the

M240 Armaments Project Officer Rose Tai and Welding and Non-Destructive Testing technician for Methodologies Laboratories at Quality Engineering & System Assurance Henry Sanchez stand behind a model of the M240 machine gun, complete with an improved bipod with a single component Lower Leg. By Tyler Barth July 9, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The U.S.

DEVCOM Armaments Center Computer Scientists (from right) Nick Romano and Seiler Hill work on computer-related issues with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Liberty, N.C. in May of 2024. By Ross Arnold, Maj. Johnathon Hardin, Marc Federico, Julia Gustafson, Christopher Fuller, David Bowlby July 6, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The U.S. Army