PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (April 4, 2014) -- Col. Gregory Dewitt, director of the U.S. Army Capabilities, Development and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence, looks at the .50 caliber Advanced Remote Robotic Armament System prototype during his tour of Picatinny Arsenal on April 2.
Dewitt examined ARAS while at Picatinny's Col. John M. McHugh Armament Integration Facility with U.S. Army Armament Research and Development Center Director of Technology, Joe Pelino, also shown.
While at Picatinny, Dewitt received several briefings on ARDEC technologies and also visited the Fire Control Integration Lab and the Intelligent Systems Branch Lab.
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