Marines Get New Tool for Delivering Deadly 'Call for Fire' Missions Marines in fire-support units can now coordinate artillery, mortar and naval gunfire from a handy, ruggedized tablet.
Air Force Pursuing Heated Boots to Protect Downed Pilots in Extreme Cold The Air Force contract is for low-bulk boots designed to keep pilots' feet warm in temperatures as low as -20 Fahrenheit.
Modular Handgun System Missteps Raised in SecAF Confirmation Hearing The Army began working on the MHS in 2009 and launched a competition, which Sig ultimately won, in the summer of 2015.
This Tactical Tablet Will Help Marines Cut Through Fog of War Combat Marines will soon test an upgraded version of a tactical tablet designed to help units see through the fog of war.
Israeli Gunmaker Unveils Multi-Caliber Special Ops Rifle in .300 BLK/5.56mm Israel Weapon Industries recently unveiled a new AR-style rifle that can quickly change from 5.56mm to .300 Blackout ammo.
Marine Corps in Final Phase of Selecting an Intense Cold Weather Boot The Marine Corps recently asked bootmakers to submit designs for cold weather boots built to keep Marines' feet warm.
Sig Sauer Offers First Look at Weapons that Could Replace Army's M4 Carbine and M249 Sig Sauer offered a first look at the automatic rifle and rifle prototypes for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon.
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.
These Tactical Glasses Could Give Marine Grunts an F-35 Pilot's View of the Battlefield Marine infantrymen may soon be able to see through the floor of an MV-22 Osprey and track terrain features.
Army Wants to Replace Rifle Combat Optic with New Variable-Power Sight Weapons officials say that the new Direct View Optic could be ready for fielding by late 2020.
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery Plot Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, once the second-highest uniformed officer in the Navy, was commanding its forces in Europe and...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Black Vietnam Veteran’s Story Reveals War’s Harsh Realities 50 Years Later It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to...
Trump Says US Forces Sank Third Suspected Drug Boat off Venezuela President Donald Trump did not say how many people were killed in the third strike.