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.
Sig Gets $48 Million Pentagon Contract for Continuous Rifle Suppression A DoD project to optimize the M4A1s used by U.S. Special Operations Command for continuous suppressed use is moving forward.
DoD Making Masks Mandatory Again, Even for the Vaccinated, in Some Places The DoD resumed requiring all people to wear masks indoors at facilities in places where the disease is spreading quickly.
Cavalry Not Horsing Around with Mismanufactured Patches. Can you Spot the Error? You probably need a jeweler's eye to notice what is wrong with the 1st Cavalry Division’s current patch.
Congress Rebuffs Air Force's Plan to Retire Older Aircraft, Putting A-10 Move on Hold Lawmakers would block the retirement of the A-10s again if the recent Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the bill...
Biden Orders Military to Move Toward Mandatory COVID Vaccine Biden said making the vaccines mandatory is important because troops often serve in places where vaccination rates are low.
US Navy Loses Two More Sailors to COVID-19 The total number of COVID deaths in the military is at 26 as of July 21, according to the DoD.
