Picatinny Arsenal

Picatinny Arsenal is the Joint Center of Excellence for Guns and Ammunition, providing products and services to all branches of the U.S. military. Nestled in the northern New Jersey Highlands, our team of more than 6,000 personnel includes Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, U.S. Federal employees and contractor personnel who lead in the research, development, acquisition and lifecycle management of advanced conventional weapon systems and ammunition. Picatinny's portfolio comprises nearly 90 percent of the Army's lethality and all conventional ammunition for joint warfighters. Examples of our products include: IED Defeat technologies, Small, medium and large caliber conventional ammunition, Precision-guided munitions, Mortars, Fire control systems, Small-arms weapon systems, Howitzers, Gunner protection armor, Warheads, Fuzes and Insensitive munitions.