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.
The First Woman in the Marines' Silent Drill Platoon and the Family History That Led to Her New Command Capt. Kelsey Hastings was selected for her "tireless work ethic and high standard of performance."
Army Veteran Who Pistol-Whipped Club Q Shooter with His Own Gun Says He 'Tried to Finish Him' The U.S. Army veteran who stopped the active shooter at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Saturday night said he wasn't thinking...
'Miracle': Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Found OK in Water Coast Guard Lt. Seth Gross called the rescue “a miracle especially on a holiday like Thanksgiving.”
Navy SEAL Wins Appeal of Sentence in Soldier’s Hazing Death Tony DeDolph was one of four American service members — two SEALs and two Marines — who were charged in the death of Army...
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Stadium Flyovers Happen at Alabama Football Games As you might imagine, each flyover comes with a lot of preparation before you see, hear and feel that whoosh overhead.
