Soldier Shot During Special Forces Training Event After Live Ammo Mixed in with Blanks A 7th Infantry Division soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state was accidentally shot April 25 by a 1st...
Army Sergeant Charged with Stealing Machine Gun Parts, Smoke Grenade After Brigade-Wide Search The charges, filed last month, allege that Sgt. Christopher Shepler stole an M2 .50-caliber machine gun receiver and an M240...
Army Base Still Searching for Machine Gun That Went Missing Days Ago The receiver assembly of an M2 .50-caliber machine gun went missing from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment's staff duty...
5 Legendary US Military Firearms Were Designed by the Same Person A new book about the life and work of John Moses Browning recalls some of his tried-and-true U.S. military firearms.
Army Aims to Buy 29,000 Next-Gen Rifles and Machine Guns for Grunts to Test The Army has requested the purchase of 29,046 Next Generation Squad Weapons, an umbrella term for offerings from Sig Sauer...
Here's the New Light Machine Gun SOCOM Is Evaluating The new machine gun has come a long way from the prototype that Sig unveiled at SHOT Show last year.
Beretta PMX Submachine Gun Makes US Debut at Modern Day Marine Beretta Defense Technologies showed off a production model of its PMX submachine gun for the first time this week.
Textron Delivers Prototype for Army Next-Gen Squad Weapon The firm delivered the first AR prototype to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Armaments Center.
Sig Sauer Live-Fires its Hard-Hitting New Ultra-Light Machine Gun It's similar to the gun Sig is developing as a candidate to replace the Army's M249 squad automatic weapon.
Army Opens Competition to Give Mobile Machine-Gunners a Better Optic The optic will help gunners hit enemy targets faster and with more accuracy than ever before.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...