13 Facts About Picatinny Arsenal

Picatinny Arsenal is an American military research and manufacturing facility located on 6,400 acres of land in Jefferson and Rockaway Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, encompassing Picatinny Lake and Lake Denmark.

The Arsenal is the headquarters of the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center.

In 1907, the Army altered the name to Picatinny Arsenal and established its first powder factory on the site.

Picatinny Arsenal is home to the US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Directorate.

In 1907, the army altered the name to the "Picatinny Arsenal" and established its first powder factory on the site.

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Picatinny Arsenal continued to realize its potential as a research and development facility in the years between the two world wars.

In 1983, the army disestablished the Armament Research and Development Command and Picatinny Arsenal became the home of the Armament Research and Development Center.

In 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, Picatinny Arsenal provided support in their development of the Patriot Missile warhead that was used as a countermeasure to the Iraqi SCUD missile.

In 1992, Picatinny Arsenal was tasked to develop a standardized mounting system after the US Army was dissatisfied with the contemporary products on the market.

The Picatinny Arsenal team was headed by mechanical designer Gary Houtsma, who took the measurements from 20 or so different Weaver rail products from weapons bunkers at Picatinny Arsenal and came up with an average set of numbers set on a 45-degree angled surface.

In 2014, Picatinny Arsenal obtained its first all-female command pairing, with Lt.

Picatinny Arsenal is the center for the DOD's research, development and acquisition of guns and ammunition, with a workload more than an order of magnitude greater than any other DOD facility in this area.

Picatinny Arsenal had established a Technical Review Committee in 1989 and met every other month.