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U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Aerospace Engineer Alex Metcalf helps a Rockaway Valley School student navigate the controls of a Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station Trainer at the school’s inaugural STEM Fair in Boonton Township on April 30, 2026. By Timothy L. Rider, May 8, 2026 Picatinny Arsenal personnel joined local companies in

A 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker vehicle with a BLADE system attached to a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (left) await drone activity while in a static formation with a Stryker M1128 Mobile Gun vehicle at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland during Operation Flytrap 4.0. With BLADE, a precision radar and C-UAS fire control

By Tyler Barth May 5, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — For 25 years, Col. Kevin Shilley has served in various leadership roles, furthering warfighter missions and deploying in combat to support the Global War on Terrorism. Now, he is moving on towards his next adventure. Shilley will retire as the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Representatives of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Joint Innovation Lab received a guided tour of Picatinny Arsenal on Thursday, March 26. (Todd Mozes) By Tyler Barth May 4, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Representatives from the Joint Innovation Lab at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) had the chance to peruse the U.S. Army

U.S. Army Pfc. Charlie Ocampo, left, a self-propelled artillery system mechanic, assigned to Fox Battery, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Artillery Brigade, tests out a virtual reality headset at the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment’s motor pool, Fort Bliss, Texas, April 14, 2026. By combining

A long-running, specialized course designed to immerse civilian U.S. Army engineers in the intricacies of armaments and warfighting has officially embarked on a new chapter as the Armaments Basic Course (ABC) or “Greening” has aligned itself with the Armament University. (Todd Mozes) By Eric Kowal, April 29, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – A long-running, specialized

A U.S. Army Soldier holds his ears as he uses a 120mm Mortar Cannon in a Mortar Carrier Stryker vehicle to fire illumination flares over the city of Mosul, Iraq, on June 1, 2006. By Tyler Barth April 23, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Experts on blast overpressure (BOP) came together for a hybrid conference

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – In a significant leap forward for battlefield technology, U.S. Marines and Soldiers from the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Ft. Rucker, have successfully tested a new warhead designed to be delivered by an unmanned aerial system. The live-fire demonstration of the Bunker Rupture and Kinetic Explosive Round (BRAKER), which

By Tyler Barth PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The Armament Graduate School (AGS) welcomed prospective students and degree hopefuls alike to an open house on Friday, March 6 for a discussion on the benefits of pursuing a degree in armaments engineering. AGS Provost Michael Dascanio outlined the curriculum, time commitments, and application process for the program,

By Eric Kowal PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The U.S. Army took a significant step forward in additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping with the grand opening of the Additive Makerspace in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 19. Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, constructs 3D objects layer-by-layer from digital computer aided-design (CAD) models, supporting materials like plastics,