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ARDEC, the largest tenant at Picatinny, provides the technology for over 90 percent of the Army's conventional lethality and a significant portion of all other Services' lethality through fully-integrated life-cycle engineering (from research and development to demilitarization). With synergy being maximized through the consolidation of Department of Defense (DOD) RDTE munitions, propellants and explosives functions, ARDEC is directly contributing to DOD's transformation efforts, and has numerous world-class and one-of a kind R&D facilities, utilities and the infrastructure in place to support additional joint missions and functions. Located in a high technology metropolitan area, near a multitude of industry and academic partners, it is easier to attract and retain strong science and engineering talent.
During 2007, ARDEC became the first DOD organization in history selected to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and is also the recipient of many other prestigious national awards that include the Presidential Award for Quality, two Army Communities of Excellence Awards and several Army Research and Development Organization of the Year Awards.
Mission
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Advanced Weapons Systems
- Fire Control
- Advanced Energetics, Warheads, and Ammunition
- Ammunition Logistics RDTE
The success in ARDEC's technology transfer program plays an important role in demonstrating ARDEC as a leader in technology innovation. ARDEC partners with a wide variety of organizations including industry, academia, and other government organizations to accelerate the development and transition of new and innovative technologies for the Warfighter. While the center's efforts are concentrated in major business areas, ARDEC is also making strategic investments in new business development areas. ARDEC's research investment has demonstrated commercial spin-off benefits for our nation's civilian economy as well.Under Homeland Defense, ARDEC has been working to exploit core competencies such as sensors, non- lethal systems, and knowledge management, as well as growth areas to include defeat of lethal mechanisms/IEDs, biometrics, and training of medical and tactical personnel. ARDEC also has numerous alliances with industry partners and academic institutions and has strategically partnered through "Master" CRADAs to advance technologies supporting the Future Force. A one-of-a-kind organization, ARDEC provides virtually all of the lethal mechanisms used in Army weapon systems and those of the other military services; there is no commercial or government equivalent.
ARDEC also uses technology transfer agreements such as CRADAs and TSAs to enable military industry to access the technology expertise and capabilities of ARDEC to support industry performance under DOD Acquisition Programs. DOD acquisition policy requires flow down of extensive management control tools that are new to ARDEC, as we have historically been the "buyer" rather than the "supplier". Earned Value Management (EVM) systems are just one example which is being implemented to improve management processes accordingly.
To maximize ARDEC effectiveness, well-designed protocols that expedite diverse tech transfer agreements have been developed, all of which advance the Center's ambitious strategic objectives: to provide the latest technology to today's warfighter and simultaneously support the complete transformation of the nation's future forces.
Through teaming with the Army's Program Executive Office community, Program Managers, and ARDEC research managers, a new group of stakeholders who previously had not used technology leveraging tools such as CRADAs, TSAs, or PLAs as part of their Defense Acquisition strategies has been developed. As a result, tech transfer from laboratory to marketplace is faster, less costly, and fully leverages ARDEC's own human resources and its R&D facilities. This unusual inclusive approach has greatly enhanced communication throughout ARDEC's T2 system, with program managers consulting with the ARDEC Technology Transfer Office well in advance of possible formal transfer to outside partners.