U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) is an internationally acknowledged hub for the advancement of armaments technology and engineering innovation. As part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, ARDEC is one of the specialized research, development, and engineering centers within the U.S. Army Materiel Command. ARDEC partners with a variety of organizations, including industry, academia, and other government agencies to accelerate the development and transition of new technologies to ensure decisive overmatch capabilities for unified land operations to empower the Army, joint warfighters and our nation. ARDEC’s mission is to empower, unburden, and protect the warfighter by providing superior armaments solutions that dominate the battlefield. Partnering Mechanisms Technology Transfer Partnering Agreements match opportunities with partnering tools. Companies can benefit from ARDEC technologies through these other technology transfer mechanisms such as contracts, CRADAs, consortia, and more. For the most current information about ARDEC technology transfer programs, initiatives, and points of contact please refer to the website: www.pica.army.mil/TechTran.
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Workforce More than 3,300 civilian engineers, scientists, and support personnel staff the ARDEC. Nearly 20 percent of the technical staff earned one or more Ph.D. or M.S. degrees. Workforce members publish more than 100 technical papers a year and submit many patents in their areas of expertise. ARDEC’s workforce participates in several national and international conferences and symposia. Facilities ARDEC is the largest entity at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, with more than 500 buildings and 64 laboratories. ARDEC maintains some of the most advanced experimental research, development, and engineering facilities in the world to support the development of breakthrough armaments and
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The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) researches, engineers, and develops armament technologies, including non-lethal systems, precision armanments, nanotechnologies, and more.
munitions systems. ARDEC also has a major off-site entity located at Watervliet Arsenal, New York – Benét Laboratories – which is the Army’s design authority for large-caliber armaments, mortars, and direct-fire systems. Benét’s laboratories and research capabilities are enhanced by their co-location with Watervliet’s large-caliber manufacturing facilities. Capabilities • Non-lethal systems • Smart sights • Pyrotechnics •B attlefield digitization and software • Precision armaments • Environmental technologies •N etworked lethality
•D efense against unmanned systems • Counterterrorism/homeland defense technologies •A dvanced materials/ nanotechnologies •N ovel power and energy systems for weapons
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