By Eric KowalApril 11, 2025
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – A trio of Congressional Staffers assigned to New Jersey’s 11th Congressional district visited Picatinny Arsenal on April 4 to speak with installation leaders and employees while learning about mission, initiatives, and lines of effort in support of the Army’s priorities of people, readiness, and modernization.
Briefings from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center, the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Soldier Lethality, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division's Picatinny Detachment, were conducted before the staffers participated in a working lunch, which included the Picatinny Arsenal Garrison Commander, Lt. Col. Craig A. Bonham II.
The presentations showcased Picatinny’s efforts in leading the research, development, and engineering of critical military technologies, and described as a testament to the Army’s commitment to providing the latest technology and equipment to support the warfighter.
Organizations at Picatinny use unique laboratories, special facilities, and various performance measures to evaluate prototype designs, thus reducing development cycle time. The scope of work at Picatinny includes improvised explosive device (IED) defeat technologies, drones, 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.
Picatinny Arsenal is one of the top three employers in Morris County, New Jersey, according to the Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation, and supports the Army priorities of people, readiness, and modernization. The installation’s capabilities are unique and vital to the nation, as the workforce leads the advance of armament technologies and engineering innovation for the U.S. military.

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