CBU-58A/B cluster bomb
The cataloged CBU-58A/B entry reflects MUCOM-era Army ammunition management and loading history documented by Army and GAO sources.
Sources: GAO BLU-63/B bomblet review, Joint Munitions Command history articleBuilt by archive
U.S. Army Munitions Command Weapon Systems
U.S. Army Munitions Command (MUCOM) was a 1962 Army Materiel Command-era ammunition headquarters at Picatinny Arsenal that managed munitions procurement and research and development before becoming part of the command lineage that later led to Joint Munitions Command. In this catalog it appears as a historical builder facet tied to Army-origin conventional ammunition and munitions records.
1 weapon systemsMUCOM emerged from the 1962 Army reorganization that created Army Materiel Command and reorganized ammunition management around Picatinny Arsenal. Army history sources describe it as the successor name for OSWAC, with procurement and research responsibilities inherited from the old Chemical Corps.
The command was merged in 1973 into the U.S. Army Armament Command, so this builder page serves as a historical waypoint in the Army's ammunition-industrial genealogy rather than a current commercial manufacturer profile.
Notable Systems
Builder History
MUCOM created in the Army Materiel Command reorganization
Official Army history says the 1962 creation of Army Materiel Command renamed OSWAC into the U.S. Army Munitions Command at Picatinny Arsenal.
Sources: Joint Munitions Command history article, Joint Munitions Command history PDF
Joliet ammunition-loading request documented
A GAO review records the U.S. Army Munitions Command in Joliet requesting added CBU-58/B loading funds because of a BLU-63/B bomblet shortage.
Sources: GAO BLU-63/B bomblet review
MUCOM merged into U.S. Army Armament Command
Army history sources say MUCOM merged with the U.S. Army Weapons Command and the Small Arms System Agency in September 1973 to form the U.S. Army Armament Command.
Sources: Joint Munitions Command history PDF
Predecessors
Successors
Website links
MUCOM is a historical Army command name rather than a present-day commercial manufacturer. Later Army histories often describe the same lineage under ARMCOM and JMC, so this profile keeps the 1962-1973 MUCOM period narrow and sources the broader context from official Army material. One reusable government image was verified from DVIDS; no headquarters map was added because a precise geocoded HQ source was not needed for this archive page.
Builder Sources
- Official websitePublisher: Joint Munitions Command | Note: Supports the current official web presence of the Army munitions command lineage and its broad munitions-sustainment mission. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Joint Munitions Command history articlePublisher: The United States Army | Note: Supports the 1962 MUCOM formation at Picatinny Arsenal and the official Army history context for the command's ammunition-management lineage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Joint Munitions Command history PDFPublisher: Joint Munitions Command | Note: Supports the 1962 MUCOM rename, the 1973 merger into U.S. Army Armament Command, and the broader Army munitions-command lineage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- GAO BLU-63/B bomblet reviewPublisher: U.S. Government Accountability Office | Note: Supports the MUCOM-era Joliet ammunition-loading context and the 1971 CBU-58/B production request discussed in the report. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- DVIDS Picatinny cannon storyPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports the reusable image provenance: the story page shows a U.S. Army photo, marks it as public-domain content, and places the image at Picatinny Arsenal, which anchors the command's historical geography. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Category
Munitions
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.
