Army Evaluating Advanced Fire Control Optics to Help Non-Infantry Soldiers Shoot Better The effort aims to help non-combat arms soldiers shoot more accurately against close-quarter and long-range enemy targets.
Bullpup or Belt-Fed? Prototypes for Army's Next-Gen Squad Weapons Finally Revealed Three competing firms displayed their prototype 6.8mm rifles and automatic rifles at the 2019 AUSA conference.
Army Picks Gunmakers for Next Test Phase of Future Infantry Weapons The Army's goal is to begin replacing both M4s and M249s in an infantry brigade combat team in the first quarter of 2023.
Army Reveals Timeline for Fielding New Infantry Weapons The service's goal is to select a final design for both weapons from a single provider in the first quarter of 2022.
Trainees at Air Force BMT to Start Training on M4 This Summer Starting as early as next month, new recruits at Air Force Basic Military Training will begin training on the M4 carbine.
Army Getting Ready to Choose M249 SAW and M4 Carbine Replacements The Army will begin fielding the 6.8mm weapons that will replace M249 squad automatic weapons and M4/M4A1 carbines in 2021.
Army's New Marksmanship Qualification Test Ramps Up Difficulty The new course will replace current marksmanship qualification course with one that requires soldiers to engage targets...
Army to Seek Prototypes for M4/M249 SAW Replacements in Early 2019 The service intends to have companies develop prototypes of both the rifle and auto rifle versions of the NGSW.
Army Finds Fix for Dangerous Glitch in M4 and M4A1 Service Rifles Army officials have figured out the cause and found a fix for a glitch in the selector switch of M4 and M4A1 carbines.
Sig Gets $48 Million Pentagon Contract for Continuous Rifle Suppression A DoD project to optimize the M4A1s used by U.S. Special Operations Command for continuous suppressed use is moving forward.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
The Mental Burden of Using Military Benefits For those who have to line up specialty or mental health care, the back and forth can become a full-time job. But is the...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
1,100 Army Corps of Engineers Personnel to Help Clear Debris in Baltimore Bridge Collapse The Army Corps of Engineers is set to review the damage and remove and manage debris from the river, with the eventual goal...