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.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...