Northrop Designing 'Sky Viper' Cannon for Army's Futuristic Attack Helicopter The new chain gun, named the Sky Viper, will be similar to the M230 30mm cannon.
Army Taps Five Firms to Study How to Mount 30mm Cannons on Strykers The U.S. Army recently selected five defense firms to participate in a design study for mounting a 30mm cannon on a Stryker.
Proposed Army 1,000-Mile Supergun Could Be Ultimate Standoff Weapon The extended-range artillery cannon could help eliminate threats for ground troops and other military assets, Esper said.
Army Moves Closer to 70-Kilometer Artillery with New Rocket-Assisted Round The service is inching closer to the its short-term goal of developing a 155-millimeter cannon that will shoot out to 70kms.
Proposed Cannon Would Turn the B-1 Bomber into a Gunship Boeing has been granted a patent for a cannon to enhance the aircraft's ability to take on more close-air support roles.
M119 Howitzer Still Plays Critical Role for Army More than two decades have passed since the first M119 howitzer rolled off the production line, yet it remains one of the...
Army Maneuver Leaders Tout Need for More Lethal Recon Vehicles Senior U.S. Army maneuver officials recently took part in a firepower demonstration of reconnaissance vehicle prototypes.
Army's New Up-Gunned Stryker Shoots Farther, Hits Harder The U.S. Army recently took delivery of the first Stryker combat vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon.
Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans...
There's a New War Game for 'Nerds with a Drive for Violence.' It's Spreading Across the Marine Corps. In the war game "Down Range," Marine units can check out "kits" with dice, rules sheets and 3D-printed pieces that resemble...
'Vengeance Is Mine': This Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlisted to Avenge his Brother's Death in Korea Born in 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, Rosser was one of 17 children. As the oldest of the bunch, he was naturally very protective...
Fired Veterans and VA Employees Would Be Reinstated to Federal Jobs Under Senate Proposal Department of Veterans Affairs employees and veterans fired from other agencies as part of the Trump administration's...
The Army Is Losing Nearly One-Quarter of Soldiers in the First 2 Years of Enlistment The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition rate among newly enlisted troops, even as recent recruiting figures suggest...