November 23, 2015
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. By using an electrically responsive methodology to control energetics materials, Picatinny Arsenal engineers are extending the range and power of artillery. A team at the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, at Picatinny Arsenal – part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland – strive to provide the warfighter with more control over the rocket propellant, which could ultimately increase the range, burn rate, power, and speed.