JAKTOOL Confirms Role in U.S. Army's First Major Ammunition Packaging Overhaul Since World War II

JAKTOOL LLC, a New Jersey-based defense engineering firm, today announced its role as a development partner in the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center's SixPAC program, the first major redesign of small-caliber ammunition packaging since World War II. The Armaments Center publicly unveiled SixPAC on August 26, 2026, describing it as a replacement for the wood wirebound box packaging used since the WWII era.

Beginning in 2024, DEVCOM-AC brought JAKTOOL on to develop one of several alternate-material inner pack options under evaluation for the program, specifically a fabric-based design. While that particular material direction ultimately did not move forward as the Army finalized its polymer inner pack, the relationship didn't end there — DEVCOM-AC returned to JAKTOOL to continue work on the program's other down-selected packaging options. JAKTOOL has remained involved in testing and assessment as the program has progressed, work that continues today.

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"SixPAC represents the kind of challenge JAKTOOL was built to take on. When you're developing something that could replace a system that has been in place for generations, you have to be willing to test ideas, learn quickly, and adapt as the program evolves. We're proud of the trust DEVCOM-AC has placed in our team and of the role JAKTOOL has played in helping move this effort forward," said Jeffrey Kinsberg, COO JAKTOOL.

"Modernizing small arms ammunition cans is one of those once-in-a-generation changes that needs to be done fast enough to maintain momentum and deliberate enough to avoid very costly mistakes. Although the finish line is still ahead of PM MAS for this one, the high-quality rapid prototyping from DEVCOM-AC and JAKTOOL was the key to getting as far as we did on it. I'm confident a cheaper, lighter, more user-friendly, and more producible family of products will be in production before we know it," said COL (Ret.) Steve Power, U.S. Army veteran and former program manager at Picatinny Arsenal.

The Army's SixPAC program is intended to reduce the logistics burden on soldiers, expand the ammunition packaging manufacturing base, and eliminate reliance on legacy wood packaging and its associated chemical treatments. More information on the Army's announcement is available at https://www.army.mil/article/294855.

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