Next mission: Conquering the virtual battlefield
With more than 8 million registered users, the Army-developed video game America's Army is an interactive, first-person shooter game that allows civilians a taste for the Soldier-life.
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Picatinny's Excalibur round debuts in Afghanistan
For the first time in Afghanistan, U.S. Soldiers test-fired a 155 mm global-positioning-system-guided Excalibur artillery round fired from an M777A2 lightweight howitzer. |
Picatinny team fields new M72A7 LAW to support ongoing operations
U.S. Soldiers now have an improved anti-armor weapon system that lightens their equipment load and keeps them safer on the battlefield, thanks to an Office of the Project Manager for Close Combat Systems team here. |
M110 SASS set to help Army snipers complete mission
U.S. Army snipers have played a vital role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the new M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) will make these specially trained Soldiers even more effective in battle. The M110, which was approved for full material release in August, may prove to be the most effective anti-personnel weapon in history. Fielding begins this month with the 4th Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Polk, La. |
Picatinny designs latest advancement in gunner protection
The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny has designed a new armor shield that provides much needed protection for Humvee gunners in combat situations. |
Army fields its first light-weight howitzer
With the recent delivery of eighteen new M777 lightweight 155mm howitzers to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the King of Battle, as the field artillery is often called, took a giant step forward. |
Army study affirms effectiveness of M855 5.56mm ammo
The Army has completed a detailed study of the effectiveness of its standard-issue M855 5.56mm ammunition cartridge that is used in the M16 and the M4 rifles. |
Soldiers Test High-Tech Weapons Under Development at Picatinny
Soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division got a sneak peek at
the Army's future when they fired three experimental weapons at Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, on Sept. 24.
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Army awards second-source small arms contract
The U. S. Army Field Support Command (AFSC), Rock Island, Ill., in support of the Army Program Executive Officer for Ammunition and the Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS) here, awarded a five-year contract to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, (GDOTS), St. Petersburg, Fla., as the second source prime contractor for small caliber ammunition on Aug. 23.
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New Lightweight 155mm Howitzers
A joint-service program office here at Picatinny has completed development and is managing the purchase of 495 new lightweight 155mm howitzers for the Marine Corps and the Army, a spokesperson for both services has announced
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The Army has approved its new long-range .50 caliber sniper rifle, the M107, for full materiel release to Soldiers in the field.
The Army has approved its new long-range .50 caliber sniper rifle, the M107, for full materiel release to Soldiers in the field.
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The Army has approved its new long-range .50 caliber sniper rifle, the M107, for full materiel release to Soldiers in the field.
The Army has approved its new long-range .50 caliber sniper rifle, the M107, for full materiel release to Soldiers in the field.
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GETTING SEATED INSIDE THE ARMOR-PLATED HMMWV
U.S. SOLDIERS GET THE HIGHEST IN HIGH-TECH TO KEEP THEM SAFE
Deployed U.S. military police units in Iraq are getting a new, high-tech armament system under development here that permits military personnel to remotely operate a weapon from the interior of an up-armored vehicle.
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Picatinny continues fielding new sinper rifle to U.S. troops in Afghantistan and Iraq
November 2, 2004 - Picatinny continues to field the M107 .50 Caliber Long Range Sniper Rifle to U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a spokesperson for the Project Manager for Soldier Weapons.
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Customer Satisfaction…Picatinny Style
Three visitors clad in desert BDUs enter a bombed-out palace complex here in Tikrit, Iraq that currently is occupied by U. S. troops. It’s July 14. 2003.
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New mortar ballistic computer rushed to U.S. forces in Iraq for evaluation
A lighter, more advanced, more accurate mortar ballistic computer will be rushed to Soldiers in Iraq to support Army combat operations.
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Picatinny Successfully Demonstrates Mid-Range Munition
A new precision-guided munition under development here by a team of engineers from the U. S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center and Office of the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems and Alliant Techsystems in Minneapolis scored a direct hit on a tank three miles away on Apr. 1, an official here said today.
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Strategy change speeds new assault rifle development
A strategy change at the Program Executive Office, Soldier has speeded up the development of a potential replacement of the Army's assault weapons.
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