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The U.S. Army has added Angstadt Arms Corporation’s UDP-9 to the list of subcompact weapons it plans to test in an attempt to better arm security personnel. (Photo: Angstadt Arms)

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.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31¬ shoot M16A4 and M4 service rifles on the flight deck of the USS Ashland (LSD-41) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, April 11, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Matt Navarra)

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.

The Army has selected Zenith Firearms’ Z-5K subcompact weapon along with other commercial subcompact weapons for future testing. (Photo: Zenith Firearms)

Army Selects 10 Commercial Subcompact Weapons for Future Testing

U.S. Army weapons officials plan to purchase subcompact weapons from 10 different gun makers for testing.

The receiver of a former M4 carbine shows laser etching to reflect it is now an M4A1 capable of firing on full-auto. (U.S. Army)

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.

AACUS provides a material resupply for Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 8, based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA, May 14, 2018. (Matt Lyman/U.S. Marine Corps)

Marines Get Resupply from Unmanned Helo During Exercise

In a first, Marines participating in an integrated training exercise got supplies delivered via an autonomous UH-1 Huey.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, dig their bivouac sites, using the snow for cover, at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 20, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz)

Marines to Test New Boots and Socks for Freezing Climates

The Marine Corps will soon test new cold-weather boots and socks designed to perform at temperatures from -20 to 20 degrees.

Army Sgt. Michael Zamora uses a prototype Third Arm exoskeleton to easily aim an 18-pound M249 light machine gun during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on March 14, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson)

Army Tests Mechanical 'Third Arm' to Ease Weapon Weight

The "third arm" attaches to the weapon and the soldier's waist belt to take the weight off his arms.

Army researchers have developed an MRE pizza that stays in a pouch for three years without turning soggy or spoiling. (U.S. Army Photo)

Here's Everything in the New Pizza MRE, Headed to the Field Soon

Defense Logistics Agency officials said it will be available to most troops in about 18 months.

Spc. James Harris, assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, zeroes his M4A1 carbine rifle on day one of the Pacific Theater Best Warrior Competition on June 12, 2017, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Michelle U. Blesam)

Army Updates Functions Check, Malfunction Drill After M4A1 Mishap

A soldier at Fort Knox experienced an unexplained, unintended weapon discharge.

The prototype Close Combat Assault Ration on display at the Pentagon on May 24, 2018, includes a tart cherry nut bar, cheddar cheese bar, mocha dessert bar, vacuum-dried strawberries and trail mix of fruit and nuts, among other items that were vacuum microwave dried. (U.S. Army photo by Gary Sheftick)

Pentagon to Test Combat Rations Specially Designed for Infantry Troops

Experts hope to start testing a new assault ration that is drastically lighter than existing field rations by 2020.

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Army Will Test Out 3 More Sub-Guns For Security Units

After Glitch, Marine Rifles Passing Safety Check; Army Results Mixed

Army Selects 10 Commercial Subcompact Weapons for Future Testing

About 3,000 Army M4s Have Failed Safety Check for Dangerous Glitch

Marines Get Resupply from Unmanned Helo During Exercise

Marines to Test New Boots and Socks for Freezing Climates

Army Tests Mechanical 'Third Arm' to Ease Weapon Weight

Here's Everything in the New Pizza MRE, Headed to the Field Soon

Army Updates Functions Check, Malfunction Drill After M4A1 Mishap

Pentagon to Test Combat Rations Specially Designed for Infantry Troops

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