Rifles

By 2021 Marines could start going through an Annual Rifle Qualification that requires shooters to engage realistic targets.

Despite the decrease in demand, the AR-15 is still an extremely popular rifle.

Sig Sauer offered a first look at the automatic rifle and rifle prototypes for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon.

The Army's goal is to begin replacing both M4s and M249s in an infantry brigade combat team in the first quarter of 2023.

Marine Corps riflemen may soon be able to control their thermal sights and aiming lights with a single touchpad device.

The service's goal is to select a final design for both weapons from a single provider in the first quarter of 2022.

Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. will soon begin delivering thousands of 7.62mm squad-designated marksman rifles to the Army.

The SASAC approved defense spending bill provides dollars for Army helicopters and a weapon to replace the M249.

Officials say the service has averted a shortage of rifle combat optic sights that was on track to affect new recruits.

The Marine Corps may run out of rifle combat optic sights for recruits to train with at Parris Island and other centers.