The Army Has Finally Fielded Its Next Generation Squad Weapons The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon systems to its first unit, replacing its M4 and M249 weapons...
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.
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Iran's President, Foreign Minister and Others Found Dead at Helicopter Crash Site Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead, hours after...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...