15-Person Marine Rifle Squads Could Be Coming Soon for Deployed Units Marines operating at sea could soon form the biggest rifle squads in the modern military.
Army Chief Offers New Details on 6.8mm Next-Gen Squad Weapons "It will fire at speeds that far exceed the velocity of bullets today and penetrate any existing or known ... body armor."
Army Conducts Airborne Drop Tests for Next-Gen Weapon Sight The U.S. Army has successfully completed airborne drop testing of its next-generation, compact thermal weapon sight.
Army 3-Star: Potent New Auto Rifle Just for Close-Combat Troops The Cold War-era M249 Squad Automatic Weapon could remain in the arsenal for decades to come.
Army Names Firms Selected to Design Next Gen Squad Auto Rifle The U.S. Army named the five gunmakers it selected to build prototypes of the Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle.
Army Taps Six Firms to Design New Auto Rifle Prototypes The Army recently six gunmakers a contract to build prototypes for its Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle program.
Air Force Crews Get New Rifle for Defense in Case of Crash, Ejection The semi-automatic rifle will provide better protection for pilots and aircrew downed in enemy territory.
Army Will Test Out 3 More Sub-Guns For Security Units U.S. Army weapons officials have expanded the list of submachine gun-style weapons the service plans to test.
After Glitch, Marine Rifles Passing Safety Check; Army Results Mixed Marine Corps M16 rifles and M4 carbines are passing a new safety check designed to catch a potentially dangerous glitch.
About 3,000 Army M4s Have Failed Safety Check for Dangerous Glitch Army units have reported about 3K M4s have failed a safety inspection because of a potential glitch in the selector switch.
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...